Lower secondary completion rate, female in Austria
Austria: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 96.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Austria, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, female in Austria stood at 96.1%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Austria peaked at 102.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2024.
Austria ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 101.6% | — |
| 2003 | 101.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 102.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 102.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 102.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 102.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 101.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 102.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 100.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 100.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 100.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.2% | 101.6% | 102.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 96.7% | 102.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Austria?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Austria was 96.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 102.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Austria ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.