Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 32.3% in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
32.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
19th
of 32 countries
All-time high
32.3%
in 2021
All-time low
29.2%
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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria is 32.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
That places Austria 19th out of 32 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.2% | 31.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.6% | 32.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 16 Finland 35.4% compare
- 17 Belgium 34.3% compare
- 18 Czechia 32.4% compare
- 20 Slovak Republic 32.1% compare
- 21 Montenegro 30.5%
- 22 Malta 29.8%
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 32.3% 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 32.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 32 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 10.6%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release