Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Austria, 1820–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Austria is 98.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Austria peaked at 100.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1820.
Austria ranks 35th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1830s | 14.0% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 1840s | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1850s | 20.9% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 1860s | 25.2% | 24.0% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 1870s | 34.6% | 28.7% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 1880s | 58.3% | 52.4% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 1890s | 58.4% | 45.4% | 71.4% | 2 |
| 1900s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 80.8% | 2 |
| 1910s | 80.4% | 79.1% | 81.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 85.6% | 84.3% | 86.9% | 2 |
| 1930s | 90.8% | 89.5% | 92.2% | 2 |
| 1940s | 96.1% | 94.8% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1960s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 88.9% | 88.0% | 89.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.8% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.9% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.2% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Austria?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Austria was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1820.
- How does Austria rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.