Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 82.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 82.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria peaked at 82.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1997.
That places Austria 30th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.0% | — |
| 1998 | 73.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 82.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.8%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 82.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.5%, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 72.0% | 73.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 74.7% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 80.1% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 82.0% | 82.7% | 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 82.7% 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 82.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1997.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 108 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 2.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release