Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Austria
Austria: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 30.89 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Austria, 1971–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 30.89 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Austria peaked at 32.39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.56, in 1971.
Austria ranks 50th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.56 | — |
| 1981 | 3.25 | +26.9% |
| 1991 | 6.1 | +88.0% |
| 2005 | 23.84 | +290.5% |
| 2007 | 23.87 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 23.6 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 25.62 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 26.17 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.34 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 26.99 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.83 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.98 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.14 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 29.98 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.63 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.23 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 32.12 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 32.39 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 30.89 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.23 | 23.6 | 25.62 | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.84 | 26.17 | 32.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.64 | 30.89 | 32.39 | 2 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Austria?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Austria was 30.89 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.39 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Austria ranks 50th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).