School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria
Austria: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 336,818 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
336,818 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
107th
of 205 countries
All-time high
522,100 number
in 1977
All-time low
331,077 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Austria recorded 336,818 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria peaked at 522,100 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 331,077 number, in 2016.
Austria ranks 107th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 455,479 number | — |
| 1971 | 471,488 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 485,682 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 497,971 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 508,476 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 516,518 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 520,765 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 522,100 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 519,868 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 514,822 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 506,670 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 493,975 number | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 476,290 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 455,678 number | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 434,169 number | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 413,895 number | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 396,101 number | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 380,259 number | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 366,746 number | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 355,079 number | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 346,137 number | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 342,186 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 347,539 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 356,850 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 367,933 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 377,845 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 384,486 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 383,330 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 379,510 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 375,074 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 372,277 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 372,331 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 377,805 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 384,021 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 389,427 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 391,866 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 389,837 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 383,443 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 374,011 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 363,546 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 354,063 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 346,653 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 341,805 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 338,356 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 335,731 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 333,249 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 331,077 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 333,009 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 334,546 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 335,783 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 336,818 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 501,317 number | 455,479 number | 522,100 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 427,886 number | 355,079 number | 506,670 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 366,089 number | 342,186 number | 384,486 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 379,856 number | 363,546 number | 391,866 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,427 number | 331,077 number | 354,063 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 336,818 number | 336,818 number | 336,818 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria was 336,818 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 522,100 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 331,077 number in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 107th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.