Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1995β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria stood at 26.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 37.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1998.
Austria ranks 52nd of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.1% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 23.6% | 37.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 26.2% | 37.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 49 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.7% compare
- 50 Egypt, Arab Republic of 26.6% compare
- 51 Czechia 26.5% compare
- 53 Vietnam 26.0% compare
- 54 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 25.9% compare
- 55 Tonga 25.6% compare
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 26.2% 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 37.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 52nd out of 102 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 6.4%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release