Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 21.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Austria, 1995–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Austria recorded 21.3% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2023.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Austria peaked at 30.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1995.
Austria ranks 73rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 17.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 21.3% | 30.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 4.75 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Austria?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Austria was 21.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.