Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4917 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1995β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.4917 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 0.7066 LPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4144 LPIA, in 1995.
Austria ranks 41st of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.425 LPIA | 0.4144 LPIA | 0.4356 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6099 LPIA | 0.5808 LPIA | 0.7066 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6455 LPIA | 0.5831 LPIA | 0.6967 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6212 LPIA | 0.4917 LPIA | 0.6968 LPIA | 3 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria was 0.4917 LPIA in 2023, 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 0.7066 LPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4144 LPIA in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 41st out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release