Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Austria
Austria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Austria, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Austria stood at 4.1%.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Austria peaked at 6.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2006.
That places Austria 135th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.3% | — |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +51.9% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -47.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +70.8% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -6.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 98% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Austria's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +70.8% | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| 2004 | +51.9% | 4.3% | 6.5% |
| 2005 | -47.6% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.5% | 6.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Austria?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Austria was 4.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2006.
- How does Austria rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Austria ranks 135th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release