Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 82.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 82.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Austria peaked at 82.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1971.
Austria ranks 25th of 142 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 both in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 38.3% | — |
| 1981 | 50.7% | +32.3% |
| 1991 | 52.1% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 65.1% | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 82.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Austria's 82.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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 | +32.3% | 38.3% | 50.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 52.1% | 68.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 69.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 76.4% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 78.2% | 82.6% | 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 82.6% 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 82.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Austria ranks 25th out of 142 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 6.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release