Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 86.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 140 countries
All-time high
86.5%
in 2023
All-time low
54.0%
in 1971
Years of data
31
1971–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria stood at 86.5%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria peaked at 86.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1971.
Austria ranks 19th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.0% | — |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +22.3% |
| 1991 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 76.5% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 86.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Austria's 86.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.7% | 66.7% | 78.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 79.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 84.4% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.6% | 86.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 16 South Korea 87.0% compare
- 17 Switzerland 87.0% compare
- 18 Hungary 86.8% compare
- 20 Montenegro 86.5% compare
- 21 Japan 86.1% compare
- 22 Slovenia 86.0% compare
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 86.5% 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 86.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 140 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 2.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release