Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS in Austria
Austria: Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS was 20.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.5%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
20th
of 47 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2024
All-time low
12.0%
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 20.5% for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Austria peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2002.
Austria ranks 20th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 20.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.4%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 20.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 12.0% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.7% | 22.0% | 6 |
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 participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Austria?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Austria was 20.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2?
- Austria ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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