Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.5229 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria is 0.5229 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 0.6784 LPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3684 LPIA, in 1998.
That places Austria 40th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.429 LPIA | 0.3684 LPIA | 0.4829 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5175 LPIA | 0.4598 LPIA | 0.6784 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5654 LPIA | 0.4746 LPIA | 0.6544 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.614 LPIA | 0.5229 LPIA | 0.6665 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 0.5229 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 0.6784 LPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3684 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 40th out of 87 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 up 9.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release