Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Austria
Austria: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 40,854 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Austria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Austria stood at 40,854 number.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Austria peaked at 64,095 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 38,832 number, in 2014.
Austria ranks 113th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63,606 number | — |
| 1971 | 64,050 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 64,095 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 63,647 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 62,761 number | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 61,476 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 59,893 number | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 57,895 number | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 55,317 number | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 52,452 number | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 49,592 number | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 47,114 number | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 45,097 number | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 43,524 number | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 42,350 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 41,536 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 40,974 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 40,867 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 41,433 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 42,376 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 43,394 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 44,055 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 44,708 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 44,888 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 44,826 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 44,759 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 45,059 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 45,153 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 45,528 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 45,989 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 46,334 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 46,253 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 45,670 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 44,561 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 43,187 number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 41,817 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 40,843 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 40,114 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 39,678 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 39,454 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 39,355 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 39,227 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 39,049 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 38,908 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 38,832 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 38,842 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38,973 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39,357 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 39,802 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 40,302 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 40,854 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,519 number | 52,452 number | 64,095 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,486 number | 40,867 number | 49,592 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,836 number | 43,394 number | 45,989 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,791 number | 39,454 number | 46,334 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,265 number | 38,832 number | 40,302 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,854 number | 40,854 number | 40,854 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Austria?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Austria was 40,854 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 64,095 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,832 number in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Austria ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.