Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.2971 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
0.2971 LPIA
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.3106 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.148 LPIA
in 2018
Years of data
8
2014β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Austria, 2014β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Austria stood at 0.2971 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
That places Austria 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2369 LPIA | 0.148 LPIA | 0.2856 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3038 LPIA | 0.2971 LPIA | 0.3106 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 16 Korea, Republic of 0.3534 LPIA compare
- 17 Norway 0.3281 LPIA compare
- 18 France 0.2985 LPIA compare
- 20 Czech Republic 0.2944 LPIA compare
- 21 Poland, Republic of 0.2844 LPIA compare
- 22 Sweden 0.2666 LPIA 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 0.2971 LPIA 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 0.3106 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.148 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 35 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 up 4.0%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, 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