Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Austria
Austria: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 72.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Austria, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Austria is 72.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Austria peaked at 72.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 1997.
That places Austria 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 62.9% | — |
| 1996 | 61.6% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 61.2% | 63.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 66.2% | 69.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 70.1% | 72.4% | 8 |
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 lower secondary education who are female in Austria?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Austria was 72.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1997.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Austria ranks 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.