School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Austria

Austria: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 690,498 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
690,498 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
104th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 1979
All-time low
680,572 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Austria, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Austria is 690,498 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Austria peaked at 1.03 million number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 680,572 number, in 2016.

Austria ranks 104th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Austria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Austria, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 845,319 number
1971 874,174 number +3.4%
1972 906,524 number +3.7%
1973 938,130 number +3.5%
1974 966,474 number +3.0%
1975 990,229 number +2.5%
1976 1.01 million number +1.8%
1977 1.02 million number +1.3%
1978 1.03 million number +0.7%
1979 1.03 million number +0.2%
1980 1.03 million number -0.4%
1981 1.01 million number -1.1%
1982 995,093 number -1.9%
1983 969,728 number -2.5%
1984 939,927 number -3.1%
1985 907,016 number -3.5%
1986 872,458 number -3.8%
1987 836,585 number -4.1%
1988 802,433 number -4.1%
1989 771,497 number -3.9%
1990 745,238 number -3.4%
1991 725,948 number -2.6%
1992 721,701 number -0.6%
1993 722,693 number +0.1%
1994 728,302 number +0.8%
1995 737,588 number +1.3%
1996 749,125 number +1.6%
1997 754,816 number +0.8%
1998 758,668 number +0.5%
1999 759,498 number +0.1%
2000 758,550 number -0.1%
2001 757,027 number -0.2%
2002 763,050 number +0.8%
2003 768,428 number +0.7%
2004 774,079 number +0.7%
2005 778,541 number +0.6%
2006 780,406 number +0.2%
2007 780,063 number -0.0%
2008 775,283 number -0.6%
2009 765,662 number -1.2%
2010 752,687 number -1.7%
2011 737,826 number -2.0%
2012 725,558 number -1.7%
2013 712,218 number -1.8%
2014 699,746 number -1.8%
2015 688,860 number -1.6%
2016 680,572 number -1.2%
2017 684,247 number +0.5%
2018 687,676 number +0.5%
2019 689,708 number +0.3%
2020 690,498 number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 960,910 number 845,319 number 1.03 million number 10
1980s 913,612 number 771,497 number 1.03 million number 10
1990s 740,358 number 721,701 number 759,498 number 10
2000s 770,109 number 757,027 number 780,406 number 10
2010s 705,910 number 680,572 number 752,687 number 10
2020s 690,498 number 690,498 number 690,498 number 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 101 El Salvador 698,056 number compare
  2. 102 Libya 694,505 number compare
  3. 103 Liberia 691,665 number compare
  4. 105 Mauritania 676,504 number compare
  5. 106 Belarus 656,772 number compare
  6. 107 Sweden 650,715 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Austria?
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Austria was 690,498 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1979.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 680,572 number in 2016.
How does Austria rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Austria ranks 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.