Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 36.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
36.4%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
36th
of 77 countries
All-time high
36.4%
in 2021
All-time low
30.7%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria, 2014β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 36.4% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
That places Austria 36th out of 77 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.1% | 30.7% | 36.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 34.9% | 36.4% | 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 36.4% 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 36.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 77 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 18.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release