Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.6931 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1996–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria is 0.6931 LPIA, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 0.7407 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4247 LPIA, in 1996.
Austria ranks 15th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Austria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4247 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6747 LPIA | +58.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6461 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7209 LPIA | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6479 LPIA | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6462 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.657 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6396 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6705 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6841 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6893 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6579 LPIA | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.671 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7236 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6887 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7036 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7305 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7193 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7407 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7229 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7221 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6931 LPIA | -4.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.6931 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.6931 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5464 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle 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 | +58.9% | 0.4247 LPIA | 0.6747 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4247 LPIA | 0.4247 LPIA | 0.4247 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6676 LPIA | 0.6396 LPIA | 0.7209 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7065 LPIA | 0.6579 LPIA | 0.7407 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7076 LPIA | 0.6931 LPIA | 0.7221 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 12 Malta 0.7004 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei 0.6939 LPIA compare
- 14 United States 0.6936 LPIA compare
- 16 South Korea 0.6734 LPIA compare
- 17 Estonia 0.6712 LPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 0.6478 LPIA compare
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 0.6931 LPIA 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 0.7407 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4247 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 15th out of 91 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 3.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release