Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 79.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 1971–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.7% | — |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +48.1% |
| 1991 | 39.3% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 57.7% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 79.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Austria's 79.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +48.1% | 25.7% | 38.1% |
| 1996 | +39.5% | 39.3% | 54.8% |
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
- 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 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