Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Austria
Austria: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 10.1 in 2012. βΌ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Austria, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Austria recorded 10.1 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Austria peaked at 11.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.1, in 2012.
Austria ranks 24th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.85 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.36 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.23 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Austria?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Austria was 10.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 in 2012.
- How does Austria rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Austria ranks 24th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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