Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria
Austria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
Austria ranks 164th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 163 Belgium 1.1% compare
- 164 Liechtenstein 1.0% compare
- 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% compare
- 167 Bahrain 0.9% compare
- 167 Fiji 0.9% 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria was 1.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Austria ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release