Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Austria
Austria: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total was 3.81 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Austria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Austria is 3.81, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Austria peaked at 3.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 1960.
Austria ranks 107th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.26 | — |
| 1965 | 3.41 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 3.56 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 3.65 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3.73 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 3.82 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.83 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.87 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.9 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.88 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.81 | -1.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3.81 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.93, 64% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Austria's 3.81 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.97, 64% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 | 3.26 | 3.41 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.6 | 3.56 | 3.65 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.77 | 3.73 | 3.82 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.85 | 3.83 | 3.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.89 | 3.88 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Austria?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Austria was 3.81 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 40-44, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, 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 40-44, total?
- Austria ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 40-44.