Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.8666 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8666 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
43rd
of 56 countries
All-time high
0.8818 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.7505 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Austria, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.8666 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Austria ranks 43rd of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7505 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8158 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8301 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8227 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8369 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8798 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8818 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8666 GPIA | -1.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.8666 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.8666 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8226 GPIA | 0.7505 GPIA | 0.8798 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8742 GPIA | 0.8666 GPIA | 0.8818 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 40 Greece 0.903 GPIA compare
- 41 Belgium 0.8918 GPIA compare
- 42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.877 GPIA compare
- 44 Chile 0.8478 GPIA compare
- 45 Luxembourg 0.8365 GPIA compare
- 46 Netherlands 0.8337 GPIA compare
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 master's or equivalent in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Austria was 0.8666 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8818 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7505 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Austria ranks 43rd out of 56 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release