Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9597 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria stood at 0.9597 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria peaked at 0.9597 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2471 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Austria 70th 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.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2471 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.2957 GPIA | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6358 GPIA | +115.0% |
| 2005 | 0.772 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7523 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6974 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8018 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8267 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8149 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8147 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8426 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8648 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8695 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8875 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9073 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8925 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9201 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9264 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9597 GPIA | +3.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.9597 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.9597 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1 GPIA, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +115.0% | 0.2957 GPIA | 0.6358 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2471 GPIA | 0.2471 GPIA | 0.2471 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2957 GPIA | 0.2957 GPIA | 0.2957 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6358 GPIA | 0.6358 GPIA | 0.6358 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7559 GPIA | 0.6974 GPIA | 0.8018 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8641 GPIA | 0.8147 GPIA | 0.9201 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9431 GPIA | 0.9264 GPIA | 0.9597 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 0.9597 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 0.9597 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2471 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Austria ranks 70th 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 17.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release