Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 79.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria is 79.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria peaked at 79.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1971.
Austria ranks 33rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 39.3% | 59.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 61.0% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 69.1% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 73.1% | 79.1% | 4 |
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 79.1% 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 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 33rd out of 141 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 12.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release