Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 21.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 21.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Austria peaked at 30.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1995.
Austria ranks 73rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.1% | — |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +75.4% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +41.3% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -25.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 21.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 56% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 21.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +75.4% | 7.4% | 12.9% |
| 2014 | +41.3% | 18.6% | 26.3% |
| 2023 | -25.1% | 28.5% | 21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 17.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 21.3% | 30.1% | 3 |
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 21.3% 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 30.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 129 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 14.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release