Adolescents out of school in Austria
Austria: Adolescents out of school was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Austria, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Austria is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Austria peaked at 1.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 148th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +57.8% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Austria?
- Adolescents out of school in Austria was 1.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for adolescents out of school?
- Austria ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.