Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Austria
Austria: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 55.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Austria, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 55.1% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Austria peaked at 55.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1998.
Austria ranks 93rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 48.8% | — |
| 1996 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 47.1% | 48.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.9% | 52.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 55.1% | 55.7% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Austria?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Austria was 55.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Austria ranks 93rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release