Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.9273 GPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9273 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.9308 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.8196 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Austria, 2014β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.9273 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Austria ranks 37th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8701 GPIA | 0.8196 GPIA | 0.9308 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9288 GPIA | 0.9273 GPIA | 0.9304 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 master's or equivalent in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Austria was 0.9273 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 0.9308 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8196 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Austria ranks 37th out of 63 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 13.1%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release