Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Austria
Austria: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 3.85 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Austria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Austria stood at 3.85.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Austria peaked at 4.9 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 1960.
Austria ranks 111th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.26 | — |
| 1965 | 3.38 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 4.9 | +45.0% |
| 1975 | 4.78 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.62 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 4.4 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 4.21 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.08 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.81 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 3.83 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.85 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.32 | 3.26 | 3.38 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.84 | 4.78 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.51 | 4.4 | 4.62 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.14 | 4.08 | 4.21 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.82 | 3.81 | 3.83 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Austria?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Austria was 3.85 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Austria ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.