Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural male in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural male was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
20th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Austria, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Austria is 0.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
That places Austria 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural male in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5% | — |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -15.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 68% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 73% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Austria was 0.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Austria ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release