Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Austria
Austria: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 2.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Austria, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, repeaters, primary, total in Austria stood at 2.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 134.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Austria peaked at 5.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2002.
Austria ranks 82nd of 189 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.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.8% | — |
| 1972 | 5.3% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -71.6% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +97.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +97.7% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
| 1998 | -71.6% | 5.0% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Austria?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Austria was 2.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Austria ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.