Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.5546 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.5546 GPIA
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
46th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.6796 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.4369 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Austria, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Austria is 0.5546 GPIA, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Austria ranks 46th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4405 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.4369 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4773 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5057 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5845 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6529 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6796 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5546 GPIA | -18.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.5546 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.5546 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5163 GPIA | 0.4369 GPIA | 0.6529 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6171 GPIA | 0.5546 GPIA | 0.6796 GPIA | 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 0.5546 GPIA 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 0.6796 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4369 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Austria ranks 46th out of 59 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 25.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release