Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender was 0.8723 GPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.8723 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
35th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.8723 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.8319 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.8723 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Austria ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8319 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8324 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8435 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8509 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8506 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8632 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8653 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8723 GPIA | +0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.8723 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9587 GPIA, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.8723 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9676 GPIA, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8454 GPIA | 0.8319 GPIA | 0.8632 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8688 GPIA | 0.8653 GPIA | 0.8723 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 0.8723 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 0.8723 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8319 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 40 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 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release