Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria
Austria: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 56.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria stood at 56.2%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria peaked at 67.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2024.
That places Austria 28th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 65.9% | — |
| 2014 | 67.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.0% | 62.9% | 67.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.2% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria was 56.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Austria ranks 28th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release