Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8848 NPIA in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.8848 NPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.8966 NPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.8827 NPIA
in 2019
Years of data
8
2014β2021
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 2014β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria stood at 0.8848 NPIA.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
That places Austria 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8868 NPIA | 0.8827 NPIA | 0.8966 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8845 NPIA | 0.8842 NPIA | 0.8848 NPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 0.8848 NPIA 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 0.8966 NPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8827 NPIA in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 26th out of 37 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 down 0.5%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release