Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Austria
Austria: Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female was 44.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 44.9% for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Austria peaked at 44.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2016.
Austria ranks 46th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 40.3% | — |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +2.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 44.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.0%, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Austria's 44.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.0%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.7% | 40.2% | 41.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 42.2% | 44.9% | 5 |
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 percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Austria?
- Percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Austria was 44.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female?
- Austria ranks 46th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release