Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 79.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Austria recorded 79.1% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria peaked at 79.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1971.
Austria ranks 32nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.7% | — |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +48.1% |
| 1991 | 39.3% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 57.7% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 39.3% | 59.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 61.0% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 69.1% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 73.1% | 79.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria was 79.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Austria ranks 32nd out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.