Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2021. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria, 1995β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria peaked at 1 LPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1995.
That places Austria 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 11 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA
- 14 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 14 France 1 LPIA compare
- 14 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Russian Federation 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Ukraine 1 LPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria was 1 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release