Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Austria
Austria: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Austria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.07 index for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Austria peaked at 1.07 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8412 index, in 1981.
That places Austria 76th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Austria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8412 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8489 index | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8571 index | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8653 index | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8743 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8845 index | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8932 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8999 index | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.904 index | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9049 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9072 index | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9111 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9158 index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9226 index | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9287 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9382 index | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9456 index | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9538 index | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.96 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9642 index | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9676 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9711 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9768 index | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9818 index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.988 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9933 index | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9973 index | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.07 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.07 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8743 index | 0.8412 index | 0.904 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9288 index | 0.9049 index | 0.96 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9846 index | 0.9642 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.01 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,849 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,849 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Austria?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Austria was 1.07 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8412 index in 1981.
- How does Austria rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Austria ranks 76th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.