Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.5546 GPIA in 2021. β² 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
2014β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Austria, 2014β2021
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.
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
- 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 0.5546 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