Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria
Austria: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria is 57.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria peaked at 57.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2002.
Austria ranks 15th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +63.3% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +212.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +56.9% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | +2.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 57.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Austria's 57.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.9%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +212.2% | 4.9% | 15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 3.0% | 33.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 36.5% | 52.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.1% | 57.7% | 2 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria was 57.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Austria ranks 15th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release