Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.8701 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1995–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria stood at 0.8701 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 0.8701 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5374 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Austria 96th out of 127 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6281 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6509 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6871 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5734 GPIA | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5959 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7342 GPIA | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7093 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5783 GPIA | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6362 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5897 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6071 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5374 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.668 GPIA | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6905 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6738 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6851 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7128 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7785 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7835 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8078 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8264 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8133 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8458 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8516 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8701 GPIA | +2.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.8701 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.8701 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6515 GPIA | 0.6281 GPIA | 0.6871 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6229 GPIA | 0.5374 GPIA | 0.7342 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7617 GPIA | 0.6738 GPIA | 0.8458 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8608 GPIA | 0.8516 GPIA | 0.8701 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (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 0.8701 GPIA 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 0.8701 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5374 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 96th out of 127 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 29.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release