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 3.2% 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 %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 3.2% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Austria peaked at 7.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.
That places Austria 132nd out of 175 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.2% | — |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -40.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 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 3.2% 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 7.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does Austria rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Austria ranks 132nd out of 175 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 down 32.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release