Share of the population with at least some formal education in Austria
Austria: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 98.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Austria, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of the population with at least some formal education in Austria stood at 98.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Austria peaked at 99.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1870.
Austria ranks 42nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 38.0% | 37.0% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 1880s | 42.9% | 41.2% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 1890s | 50.6% | 48.4% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 1900s | 59.4% | 57.3% | 61.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | 68.0% | 65.8% | 70.2% | 2 |
| 1920s | 77.2% | 74.5% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 1930s | 86.4% | 84.3% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 93.8% | 92.2% | 95.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 1960s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some formal education in Austria?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Austria was 98.1% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1870.
- How does Austria rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Austria ranks 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.