School-age population in Austria
Austria: School-age population was 351,501 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
351,501
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
37th
of 72 countries
All-time high
391,321
in 2004
All-time low
330,411
in 2014
Years of data
25
2000–2024
School-age population in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school-age population in Austria is 351,501, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Austria peaked at 391,321 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 330,411, in 2014.
Austria ranks 37th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 380,583 | 361,409 | 391,321 | 10 |
| 2010s | 336,957 | 330,411 | 351,985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,944 | 336,532 | 351,501 | 5 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school-age population in Austria?
- School-age population in Austria was 351,501 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 391,321 in 2004.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,411 in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for school-age population?
- Austria ranks 37th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (lower secondary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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