Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.8299 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8299 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
73rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8319 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6418 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 1996–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria is 0.8299 GPIA, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria peaked at 0.8319 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6418 GPIA, in 1996.
Austria ranks 73rd of 107 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.6418 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.6658 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6686 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6652 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6891 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7037 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7471 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7346 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7627 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.764 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7478 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7448 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7646 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7586 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.779 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7856 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7984 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8042 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7913 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7868 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7968 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8245 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8166 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8319 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8287 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8299 GPIA | +0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.8299 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.8299 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6604 GPIA | 0.6418 GPIA | 0.6686 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7417 GPIA | 0.6891 GPIA | 0.7646 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8015 GPIA | 0.779 GPIA | 0.8319 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8293 GPIA | 0.8287 GPIA | 0.8299 GPIA | 2 |
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 0.8299 GPIA in 2021, 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 0.8319 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6418 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release