Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria
Austria: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 43.8% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria peaked at 43.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2014.
That places Austria 39th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34.1% | — |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.0% | 32.6% | 37.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 39.0% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 36 Norway 50.1% compare
- 37 Argentina 49.9% compare
- 38 Mexico 44.7% compare
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.3% compare
- 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 37.6% compare
- 42 Republic of Korea 31.4% compare
More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,675 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,077 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 242,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 199,510 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 43.8% 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 43.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Austria ranks 39th out of 60 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 up 34.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release