Over-age students, primary, female in Austria
Austria: Over-age students, primary, female was 12.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Austria, 1989–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Austria is 12.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Austria peaked at 12.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1989.
That places Austria 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.8% | — |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 12.5% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Austria?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Austria was 12.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1989.
- How does Austria rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Austria ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.