Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 31.5% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria, 1971β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 31.5% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria peaked at 33.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1971.
That places Austria 47th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 27.1% | 28.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 28.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.5% | 33.7% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria was 31.5% 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 33.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Austria ranks 47th out of 108 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 8.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release