Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Austria
Austria: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Austria stood at 10.0%.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Austria peaked at 10.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2016.
That places Austria 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 366,649 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4702 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 276,153 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 442,235 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,675 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,077 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 242,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Austria?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Austria was 10.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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