Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.4146 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
0.4146 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
44th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.4182 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3591 LPIA
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Austria, 2014β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Austria stood at 0.4146 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
That places Austria 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3937 LPIA | 0.3591 LPIA | 0.4164 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4164 LPIA | 0.4146 LPIA | 0.4182 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (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 0.4146 LPIA 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 0.4182 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3591 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Austria ranks 44th out of 80 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 15.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release