Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria
Austria: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 65.0% 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
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2002.
That places Austria 14th out of 58 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.1% | — |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +74.2% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +171.2% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +51.9% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 65.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.7%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Austria's 65.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.7%, 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 | +171.2% | 5.9% | 16.0% |
| 2003 | +74.2% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 3.1% | 35.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 37.4% | 55.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 56.3% | 65.0% | 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 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 65.0% 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 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Austria ranks 14th 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 32.9%. 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.), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release