Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 14.9% in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
14.9%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
34th
of 41 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2021
All-time low
12.3%
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Austria is 14.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Austria ranks 34th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 14.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 14.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 31 Italy 16.6% compare
- 32 Brunei Darussalam 16.3% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 16.2% compare
- 35 Romania 14.0% compare
- 36 Panama 10.9% compare
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.5% compare
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 14.9% 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 14.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Austria ranks 34th out of 41 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 21.5%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release