School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Austria

Austria: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 40,399 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
40,399 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
112th
of 204 countries
All-time high
64,128 number
in 1974
All-time low
39,406 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Austria, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 40,399 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Austria peaked at 64,128 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 39,406 number, in 2016.

Austria ranks 112th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Austria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Austria, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 60,291 number
1971 61,547 number +2.1%
1972 62,773 number +2.0%
1973 63,699 number +1.5%
1974 64,128 number +0.7%
1975 63,960 number -0.3%
1976 63,358 number -0.9%
1977 62,721 number -1.0%
1978 61,649 number -1.7%
1979 59,846 number -2.9%
1980 57,282 number -4.3%
1981 54,489 number -4.9%
1982 51,862 number -4.8%
1983 49,292 number -5.0%
1984 47,082 number -4.5%
1985 45,382 number -3.6%
1986 43,995 number -3.1%
1987 42,515 number -3.4%
1988 41,394 number -2.6%
1989 41,085 number -0.7%
1990 41,700 number +1.5%
1991 42,610 number +2.2%
1992 43,905 number +3.0%
1993 45,212 number +3.0%
1994 45,974 number +1.7%
1995 45,996 number +0.0%
1996 45,883 number -0.2%
1997 45,490 number -0.9%
1998 45,114 number -0.8%
1999 45,148 number +0.1%
2000 45,717 number +1.3%
2001 46,356 number +1.4%
2002 46,908 number +1.2%
2003 47,225 number +0.7%
2004 46,885 number -0.7%
2005 45,771 number -2.4%
2006 44,444 number -2.9%
2007 43,307 number -2.6%
2008 42,155 number -2.7%
2009 41,294 number -2.0%
2010 40,855 number -1.1%
2011 40,580 number -0.7%
2012 40,255 number -0.8%
2013 40,020 number -0.6%
2014 39,799 number -0.6%
2015 39,562 number -0.6%
2016 39,406 number -0.4%
2017 39,624 number +0.6%
2018 39,842 number +0.6%
2019 40,095 number +0.6%
2020 40,399 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 62,397 number 59,846 number 64,128 number 10
1980s 47,438 number 41,085 number 57,282 number 10
1990s 44,703 number 41,700 number 45,996 number 10
2000s 45,006 number 41,294 number 47,225 number 10
2010s 40,004 number 39,406 number 40,855 number 10
2020s 40,399 number 40,399 number 40,399 number 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 109 Portugal 48,155 number compare
  2. 110 Hungary 47,004 number compare
  3. 111 United Arab Emirates 46,422 number compare
  4. 113 Switzerland 39,578 number compare
  5. 114 Bulgaria 36,820 number compare
  6. 115 Panama 36,424 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Austria?
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Austria was 40,399 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 64,128 number in 1974.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 39,406 number in 2016.
How does Austria rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Austria ranks 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.