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 0.3% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 100.3% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria peaked at 4.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places Austria 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.6% | — |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -48.6% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -34.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -84.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -74.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +202.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +355.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -82.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -53.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +100.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 18% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +355.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3.5% | 9 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Austria?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Austria was 0.3% in 2018, 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 4.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Austria ranks 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 84.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.