Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4917 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1995–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Austria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4144 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.4356 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5945 LPIA | +36.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5905 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7066 LPIA | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6273 LPIA | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5808 LPIA | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5981 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5868 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6124 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5978 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6044 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5831 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5991 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6181 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5975 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6705 LPIA | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6967 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6733 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6905 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6809 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6968 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6751 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4917 LPIA | -27.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.4917 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 77% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.4917 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +36.5% | 0.4356 LPIA | 0.5945 LPIA |
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
- 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 0.4917 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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February 2026 Data Release