Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 27.5% in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
27.5%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
23rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2021
All-time low
22.5%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 2015β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria stood at 27.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
That places Austria 23rd out of 38 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.4% | 22.5% | 26.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 2 |
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 27.5% 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 27.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 23rd out of 38 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 22.1%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release