Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Austria
Austria: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1
in 2010
All-time low
0
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Austria, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1 for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Austria peaked at 1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1998.
Austria ranks 77th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5, 67% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 50% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 77 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 77 Angola 1 compare
- 77 Australia 1 compare
- 77 Bermuda 1 compare
- 77 Canada 1 compare
- 77 Cyprus 1 compare
- 77 Djibouti 1 compare
- 77 Algeria 1 compare
- 77 Finland 1 compare
- 77 Gibraltar 1 compare
- 77 Jordan 1 compare
- 77 Lithuania 1 compare
- 77 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 77 Niue 1 compare
- 77 Nepal 1 compare
- 77 Philippines 1 compare
- 77 Puerto Rico 1 compare
- 77 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1 compare
- 77 Palestine, State of 1 compare
- 77 Slovakia 1 compare
- 77 Sweden 1 compare
- 77 Tanzania, United Republic of 1 compare
- 77 United States of America 1 compare
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 number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Austria?
- Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Austria was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
- Austria ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release