Education Levels in Upper Austria (AT31)

A pie chart showing the distribution of education levels in Upper Austria (AT31) for the population aged 15-64 years. The data is based on 2021 statistics from Statistics Austria.

The pie chart shows the following distribution:

Lower Secondary or Less (ED0-2): 14.8%
- This includes compulsory education or less
Upper Secondary & Post-Secondary (ED3_4): 51.2%
- This includes apprenticeships, vocational schools, and general education (high school/gymnasium)
- This is the largest educational group in Upper Austria
Tertiary Education (ED5-8): 34.0%
- This includes university degrees, college, and advanced technical education

This education profile shows that Upper Austria has a strong concentration of middle-skilled workers (upper secondary education), which aligns with its strong industrial and manufacturing base.

Population aged 15-64 years by highest level of education attained (2021)

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AI estimation (2025)

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Project manager: Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.

x-Inno Radar is a project of: Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh, The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region, Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture, Creative Industry Košice, n. o., BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj, Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała, Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm, Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz), Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany, Otelo Cooperative