Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 86.5% 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 86.5% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria peaked at 86.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1971.
That places Austria 19th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 54.0% | — |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +22.3% |
| 1991 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 76.5% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.7% | 66.7% | 78.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 79.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 84.4% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.6% | 86.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 16 South Korea 87.0% compare
- 17 Switzerland 87.0% compare
- 18 Hungary 86.8% compare
- 20 Montenegro 86.5% compare
- 21 Japan 86.1% compare
- 22 Slovenia 86.0% compare
More education data for Austria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Austria was 86.5% 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 86.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 140 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 2.2%. 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+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.