Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Austria
Austria: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 16 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
16 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 172 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1998
All-time low
16 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Austria, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Austria recorded 16 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Austria peaked at 16 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1998.
Austria ranks 161st of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Austria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16 years | — |
| 1999 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 161 Australia 16 years compare
- 161 Barbados 16 years compare
- 161 Bhutan 16 years compare
- 161 Curacao 16 years compare
- 161 Gibraltar 16 years compare
- 161 Guyana 16 years compare
- 161 Myanmar 16 years compare
- 161 Singapore 16 years compare
- 161 Seychelles 16 years compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 16 years compare
More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,675 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,077 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 242,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 199,510 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Austria?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Austria was 16 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 161st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release