School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Austria
Austria: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 496,255 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Austria, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Austria is 496,255 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Austria peaked at 648,635 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 462,555 number, in 2000.
Austria ranks 106th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 516,471 number | 485,758 number | 580,904 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 633,168 number | 597,833 number | 648,635 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 532,379 number | 464,661 number | 614,219 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 496,335 number | 462,555 number | 513,034 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 516,972 number | 496,255 number | 532,127 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 103 Czechia 515,983 number compare
- 104 Palestine, State of 503,938 number compare
- 105 Switzerland 499,765 number compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 463,079 number compare
- 108 Belarus 445,306 number compare
- 109 Congo 432,790 number compare
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Austria?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Austria was 496,255 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 648,635 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 462,555 number in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.