Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.914 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.914 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
91st
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.914 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.4764 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria is 0.914 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria peaked at 0.914 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4764 GPIA, in 1971.
Austria ranks 91st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4764 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.5766 GPIA | +21.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5889 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7161 GPIA | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7389 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7514 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7569 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7669 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7805 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7965 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.787 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8105 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8146 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8028 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7819 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7535 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8084 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8199 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8187 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8248 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8337 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8349 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8425 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8499 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8583 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8597 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8738 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8769 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8744 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9092 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.914 GPIA | +0.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.914 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.914 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4764 GPIA | 0.4764 GPIA | 0.4764 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5766 GPIA | 0.5766 GPIA | 0.5766 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7104 GPIA | 0.5889 GPIA | 0.7569 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7903 GPIA | 0.7535 GPIA | 0.8146 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8416 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 0.8738 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8936 GPIA | 0.8744 GPIA | 0.914 GPIA | 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 0.914 GPIA 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 0.914 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4764 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 91st out of 137 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 9.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release