Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6931 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1996β2021
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.
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 Darussalam 0.6939 LPIA compare
- 14 United States 0.6936 LPIA compare
- 16 Korea 0.6734 LPIA compare
- 17 Estonia 0.6712 LPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.6478 LPIA 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release