Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.958 GPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.958 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
76th
of 132 countries
All-time high
0.9955 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.958 GPIA
in 2021
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria stood at 0.958 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Austria ranks 76th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9914 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9955 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.958 GPIA | -3.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.958 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.958 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9938 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9955 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9766 GPIA | 0.958 GPIA | 0.9951 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 lower secondary education or in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Austria was 0.958 GPIA 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 0.9955 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.958 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 76th out of 132 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 down 3.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release