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. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.07 index
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
76th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.07 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.8412 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Austria, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.841 index1982: 0.849 index1983: 0.857 index1984: 0.865 index1985: 0.874 index1986: 0.885 index1987: 0.893 index1988: 0.9 index1989: 0.904 index1990: 0.905 index1991: 0.907 index1992: 0.911 index1993: 0.916 index1994: 0.923 index1995: 0.929 index1996: 0.938 index1997: 0.946 index1998: 0.954 index1999: 0.96 index2000: 0.964 index2001: 0.968 index2002: 0.971 index2003: 0.977 index2004: 0.982 index2005: 0.988 index2006: 0.993 index2007: 0.997 index2008: 1 index2009: 1 index2010: 1 index2011: 1 index2012: 1 index2013: 1 index2014: 1 index2015: 1 index2016: 1 index2017: 1.1 index2018: 1.1 index2019: 1.1 index2020: 1.1 index2021: 1.1 index2022: 1.1 index2023: 1.1 index2024: 1.1 index2025: 1.1 index

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 73 Colombia 1.07 index compare
  2. 74 Israel 1.07 index compare
  3. 75 Turkey 1.07 index compare
  4. 77 Canada 1.07 index compare
  5. 78 Australia 1.06 index compare
  6. 79 Montenegro 1.06 index compare

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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

Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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.