Children out of school, primary in Austria
Austria: Children out of school, primary was 5,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Austria, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 5,200 for children out of school, primary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Austria peaked at 7,430 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,232, in 2021.
Austria ranks 126th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,615 | — |
| 2002 | 7,188 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 7,430 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5,516 | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 5,680 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6,800 | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 5,215 | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 4,625 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 4,638 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,232 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 6,683 | +57.9% |
| 2012 | 6,279 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 4,807 | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 4,200 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 4,351 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 6,546 | +50.4% |
| 2017 | 4,410 | -32.6% |
| 2018 | 4,209 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 4,146 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3,979 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 3,232 | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 5,781 | +78.9% |
| 2023 | 5,345 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 5,200 | -2.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5,200 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,450, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5,200 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,151, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +78.9% | 3,232 | 5,781 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,967 | 4,625 | 7,430 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,986 | 4,146 | 6,683 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,707 | 3,232 | 5,781 | 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 children out of school, primary in Austria?
- Children out of school, primary in Austria was 5,200 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,430 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,232 in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for children out of school, primary?
- Austria ranks 126th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.