Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Austria
Austria: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.0%
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 2007
All-time low
6.9%
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 10.0% for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of 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 nuts 2 region in Austria peaked at 10.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2016.
That places Austria 12th out of 47 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 NUTS 2 region 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% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 10.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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 early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Austria?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Austria was 10.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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