Educational attainment of the Austrian population between 25 and 64 years, from 1971 to 2009
Year
Population 25 to 64 years in total
Highest level of education successfully completed
Compulsory school 1)
Apprenticeship
Intermediate technical and vocational school
Academic secondary school, higher technical and vocational college 2)
Post-secondary college
University, Fachhochschule
Total
1971
3 562 995
2 058 128
922 524
268 810
213 516
1 593
98 424
1981
3 633 974
1 670 966
1 127 705
406 103
264 078
23 634
141 488
1991
4 121 114
1 407 672
1 525 626
516 398
387 926
66 143
217 349
2001
4 481 031
1 173 585
1 763 650
585 066
516 615
104 739
337 376
2008
4 609 308
900 512
1 700 500
729 098
663 624
127 209
488 365
2009
4 621 157
900 446
1 689 259
725 967
667 084
127 304
511 097
Male
1971
1 667 832
724 457
662 061
83 928
122 757
537
74 092
1981
1 749 881
600 848
765 164
128 265
148 162
7 826
99 616
1991
2 064 154
521 532
1 002 867
166 202
213 438
18 695
141 420
2001
2 236 155
430 579
1 142 496
168 383
271 477
25 443
197 777
2008
2 297 590
333 653
1 041 253
294 157
330 644
32 134
265 749
2009
2 303 089
339 062
1 033 946
293 588
330 740
31 685
274 068
Female
1971
1 895 163
1 333 671
260 463
184 882
90 759
1 056
24 332
1981
1 884 093
1 070 118
362 541
277 838
115 916
15 808
41 872
1991
2 056 960
886 140
522 759
350 196
174 488
47 448
75 929
2001
2 244 876
743 006
621 154
416 683
245 138
79 296
139 599
2008
2 311 718
566 859
659 247
434 941
332 980
95 075
222 616
2009
2 318 068
561 384
655 313
432 379
336 344
95 619
237 029
in %
Total
1971
100.0
57.8
25.9
7.5
6.0
0.0
2.8
1981
100.0
46.0
31.0
11.2
7.3
0.7
3.9
1991
100.0
34.2
37.0
12.5
9.4
1.6
5.3
2001
100.0
26.2
39.4
13.1
11.5
2.3
7.5
2008
100.0
19.5
36.9
15.8
14.4
2.8
10.6
2009
100.0
19.5
36.6
15.7
14.4
2.8
11.1
Male
1971
100.0
43.4
39.7
5.0
7.4
0.0
4.4
1981
100.0
34.3
43.7
7.3
8.5
0.4
5.7
1991
100.0
25.3
48.6
8.1
10.3
0.9
6.9
2001
100.0
19.3
51.1
7.5
12.1
1.1
8.8
2008
100.0
14.5
45.3
12.8
14.4
1.4
11.6
2009
100.0
14.7
44.9
12.8
14.4
1.4
11.9
Female
1971
100.0
70.4
13.7
9.8
4.8
0.1
1.3
1981
100.0
56.8
19.2
14.7
6.2
0.8
2.2
1991
100.0
43.1
25.4
17.0
8.5
2.3
3.7
2001
100.0
33.1
27.7
18.6
10.9
3.5
6.2
2008
100.0
24.5
28.5
18.8
14.4
4.1
9.6
2009
100.0
24.2
28.3
18.7
14.5
4.1
10.2
S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, 1971 to 2001 Census, since 2008 register of educational attainment. Compiled on 5th December 2011 1) Incuding persons who did not successfully complete compulsory education. - 2) Including post-secondary courses in technical and vocational education.
