Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.0% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1995β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria stood at 26.0%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 27.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1995.
Austria ranks 17th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 15.5% | 27.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.0% | 26.4% | 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 26.0% 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 27.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 95 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 64.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release