School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Austria
Austria: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 690,498 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Austria, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.