Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9423 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9423 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
50th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.9423 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.8775 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria stood at 0.9423 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Austria ranks 50th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.881 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8775 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8952 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9303 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9126 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9397 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9261 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9423 GPIA | +1.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.9423 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.9423 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 GPIA, 88% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9061 GPIA | 0.8775 GPIA | 0.9397 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9342 GPIA | 0.9261 GPIA | 0.9423 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria was 0.9423 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9423 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8775 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Austria ranks 50th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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