Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
48th
of 81 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9474 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Austria, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.03 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
That places Austria 48th out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9534 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9594 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9474 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.971 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9862 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28 GPIA, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.21 GPIA, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9635 GPIA | 0.9474 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9892 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Austria was 1.03 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9474 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Austria ranks 48th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release