Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Austria
Austria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Austria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.4% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Austria peaked at 2.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
That places Austria 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.7% | — |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +58.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +48.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +76.8% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 79% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Austria?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Austria was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release