Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4% in 2021. βΌ 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
2014β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Austria, 2014β2021
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.
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
- 17 Serbia, Republic of 0.6% compare
- 18 Czech Republic 0.5% compare
- 19 Cyprus 0.4% compare
- 21 Norway 0.4% compare
- 22 Finland 0.3% compare
- 23 Poland, Republic of 0.3% 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 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