Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 32.7% in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
32.7%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 2021
All-time low
29.3%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2015β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 2015β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 32.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Austria ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.3% | 30.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.2% | 32.7% | 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 32.7% 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 32.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 31 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 10.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release