Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Austria
Austria: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 12.36 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
12.36
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 192 countries
All-time high
12.36
in 2021
All-time low
10.2
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Austria, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Austria stood at 12.36. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Austria peaked at 12.36 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 1990.
Austria ranks 36th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.61 | 10.2 | 11.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.42 | 11.11 | 11.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.98 | 11.71 | 12.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.35 | 12.31 | 12.36 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 33 Malta 12.42 compare
- 34 Russian Federation 12.41 compare
- 35 Liechtenstein 12.41 compare
- 37 Hong Kong, China 12.35 compare
- 38 Belarus 12.34 compare
- 39 Hungary 12.33 compare
More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Austria?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Austria was 12.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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