Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Austria
Austria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Austria, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Austria stood at 7.9%.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Austria peaked at 10.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2007.
Austria ranks 136th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.6% | — |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +48.4% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -43.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +76.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -2.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 7.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Austria's 7.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +76.9% | 3.9% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 10.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Austria?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Austria was 7.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2007.
- How does Austria rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 136th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release