Over-age students, primary, male in Austria
Austria: Over-age students, primary, male was 14.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Austria, 1989–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Austria is 14.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Austria peaked at 14.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1989.
That places Austria 48th 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, male in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11.5% | — |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 45 Iraq 14.7% compare
- 46 Chad 14.5% compare
- 47 Uganda 14.5% compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 14.2% compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 13.7% compare
- 51 Costa Rica 13.3% compare
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, male in Austria?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Austria was 14.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1989.
- How does Austria rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Austria ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.