Share of the population with lower secondary education in Austria
Austria: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 94.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
94.7%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
27th
of 135 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2014
All-time low
94.7%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Austria, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 94.7% for share of the population with lower secondary education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Austria ranks 27th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.6% | — |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 94.7% | 99.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,675 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,077 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 242,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 199,510 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with lower secondary education in Austria?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Austria was 94.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Austria ranks 27th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.