Lower secondary completion rate, total in Austria
Austria: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 95.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Austria, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Austria is 95.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Austria peaked at 103.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2024.
That places Austria 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, total in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 101.3% | — |
| 2003 | 102.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 102.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 102.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 103.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 102.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 100.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 102.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 100.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.4% | 101.3% | 103.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 95.8% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.8% | 99.7% | 5 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Austria?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Austria was 95.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 103.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Austria ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, total (% 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.