Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.8752 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8752 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
73rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8872 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5969 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
25
1995–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1995–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria stood at 0.8752 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 0.8872 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5969 GPIA, in 1995.
That places Austria 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5969 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.6275 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6338 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6875 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6274 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6335 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7428 GPIA | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7217 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6257 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6469 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6263 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6287 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6835 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7093 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.719 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7047 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7455 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7668 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8078 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8332 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8702 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8498 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8872 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8698 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8752 GPIA | +0.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.8752 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1 GPIA, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.8752 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6364 GPIA | 0.5969 GPIA | 0.6875 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6646 GPIA | 0.6257 GPIA | 0.7428 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7982 GPIA | 0.7047 GPIA | 0.8872 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8725 GPIA | 0.8698 GPIA | 0.8752 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria was 0.8752 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8872 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5969 GPIA in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release