Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 96.8% in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
96.8%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2015
All-time low
96.8%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria, 2014β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria stood at 96.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
That places Austria 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.8% | 97.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.8% | 97.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 11 Armenia, Republic of 98.5% compare
- 12 Norway 97.8% compare
- 13 Finland 97.7% compare
- 15 Ireland 96.6% compare
- 16 Switzerland 96.3% compare
- 17 Montenegro 96.3% 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 lower secondary education or in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria was 96.8% 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 97.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 34 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 0.0%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release