School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria
Austria: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 258,143 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
258,143 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
112th
of 206 countries
All-time high
392,375 number
in 1970
All-time low
236,890 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Austria recorded 258,143 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria peaked at 392,375 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 236,890 number, in 2013.
Austria ranks 112th of 206 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 392,375 number | — |
| 1971 | 390,482 number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 384,741 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 376,370 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 365,871 number | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 354,360 number | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 341,402 number | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 324,399 number | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 306,008 number | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 288,433 number | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 276,828 number | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 266,964 number | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 259,975 number | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 255,688 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 253,571 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 252,166 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 252,219 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 257,288 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 264,267 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 270,872 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 269,813 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 270,224 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 269,712 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 267,976 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 266,871 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 273,357 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 277,627 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 280,657 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 283,715 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 285,185 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 279,595 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 274,026 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 265,086 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 254,859 number | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 245,483 number | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 243,375 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 241,102 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 239,811 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 239,808 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 240,290 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 238,490 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 237,662 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 237,002 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 236,890 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 237,483 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 239,196 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 241,635 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 245,129 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 249,012 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 253,241 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 258,143 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 352,444 number | 288,433 number | 392,375 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 260,984 number | 252,166 number | 276,828 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 274,514 number | 266,871 number | 285,185 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,344 number | 239,808 number | 279,595 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,574 number | 236,890 number | 253,241 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 258,143 number | 258,143 number | 258,143 number | 1 |
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria was 258,143 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 392,375 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,890 number in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.