Primary education, teachers in Austria
Austria: Primary education, teachers was 35,752 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Austria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Austria is 35,752, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Austria peaked at 35,752 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24,815, in 1971.
That places Austria 102nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,745 | 24,815 | 28,492 | 8 |
| 1980s | 29,813 | 26,369 | 33,594 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,366 | 28,890 | 34,902 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,013 | 28,397 | 29,274 | 8 |
| 2010s | 31,267 | 29,743 | 33,438 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,795 | 31,243 | 35,752 | 5 |
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)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Austria?
- Primary education, teachers in Austria was 35,752 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 35,752 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,815 in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for primary education, teachers?
- Austria ranks 102nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.