Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 77.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria stood at 77.2%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria peaked at 77.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1996.
Austria ranks 23rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 45.5% | — |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +1.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 77.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 77.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.8%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 45.5% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 51.0% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 65.3% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 71.9% | 77.2% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education or in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria was 77.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1996.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 23rd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release