Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 99.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 94 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2019
All-time low
99.2%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria is 99.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Austria ranks 5th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.2% | — |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.9% compare
- 4 Czechia 99.8% compare
- 6 Norway 99.2% compare
- 7 Slovenia 99.1% compare
- 8 United States of America 99.0% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria was 99.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 5th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release