Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.01 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 1997β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria stood at 1.01 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8715 LPIA, in 1998.
Austria ranks 7th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8844 LPIA | 0.8715 LPIA | 0.895 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.937 LPIA | 0.8877 LPIA | 0.9715 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9815 LPIA | 0.9584 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 4 Israel 1.05 LPIA compare
- 5 Switzerland 1.04 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1.03 LPIA compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 1.01 LPIA compare
- 9 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 10 United States 1 LPIA compare
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 upper secondary education or in Austria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria was 1.01 LPIA 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 1.01 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8715 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 105 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 3.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release