Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 94.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
94.7%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
27th
of 135 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2014
All-time low
94.7%
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 %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 94.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Austria ranks 27th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.6% | — |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -4.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 94.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Austria's 94.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 94.7% | 99.0% | 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 94.7% 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 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 27th out of 135 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 4.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release