Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Austria
Austria: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9442 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9442
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
84th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9541
in 2019
All-time low
0.8793
in 1971
Years of data
17
1971β2021
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Austria, 1971β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Austria stood at 0.9442.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Austria peaked at 0.9541 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8793, in 1971.
That places Austria 84th out of 121 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8793 | 0.8793 | 0.8793 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8848 | 0.8848 | 0.8848 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.891 | 0.891 | 0.891 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9176 | 0.9028 | 0.9267 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9383 | 0.9287 | 0.9541 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9442 | 0.9442 | 0.9442 | 1 |
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More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Austria?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Austria was 0.9442 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9541 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8793 in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Austria ranks 84th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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