Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Austria
Austria: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age was 1.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.87 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
12th
of 32 countries
All-time high
1.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.75 million
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Austria, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Austria stood at 1.87 million. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Austria peaked at 1.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million, in 2015.
Austria ranks 12th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.75 million | — |
| 2016 | 1.77 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.82 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.83 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.87 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.78 million | 1.75 million | 1.79 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.83 million | 1.80 million | 1.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,675 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,077 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 242,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 199,510 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Austria?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Austria was 1.87 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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