Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Austria
Austria: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.7195 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Austria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Austria stood at 0.7195 GPIA.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Austria peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2914 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Austria 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9816 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6919 GPIA | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9878 GPIA | +42.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6099 GPIA | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8926 GPIA | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8529 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9244 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6755 GPIA | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6689 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2914 GPIA | -56.4% |
| 2016 | 0.698 GPIA | +139.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7315 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7239 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6048 GPIA | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7149 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8505 GPIA | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7109 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7807 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7195 GPIA | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.931 GPIA | 0.6099 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7064 GPIA | 0.2914 GPIA | 0.9244 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7553 GPIA | 0.7109 GPIA | 0.8505 GPIA | 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 one year before the official primary in Austria?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Austria was 0.7195 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2914 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Austria ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release