Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 13.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1995β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria is 13.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 45.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 24.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1997.
That places Austria 45th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 11.7% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 13.0% | 23.8% | 3 |
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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 13.0% 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 24.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1997.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 45th out of 95 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 0.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release