Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria, 1995β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Austria peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1995.
Austria ranks 1st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 1 Cook Islands 99.7% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2023, 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 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Austria ranks 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release