School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Austria
Austria: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 240,677 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
240,677 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
105th
of 203 countries
All-time high
318,382 number
in 1986
All-time low
226,533 number
in 2000
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Austria, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Austria recorded 240,677 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Austria peaked at 318,382 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 226,533 number, in 2000.
Austria ranks 105th 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.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 244,898 number | — |
| 1971 | 240,857 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 239,074 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 239,615 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 242,907 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 248,736 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 257,102 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 266,960 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 276,860 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 285,812 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 294,020 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 301,441 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 307,804 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 312,773 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 316,198 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 318,048 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 318,382 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 317,506 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 314,612 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 309,367 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 301,612 number | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 291,150 number | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 282,757 number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 273,687 number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 264,889 number | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 256,313 number | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 247,943 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 238,759 number | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 231,889 number | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 227,790 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 226,533 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 228,446 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 236,013 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 243,304 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 248,631 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 251,777 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 252,059 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 250,625 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 249,488 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 249,602 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 250,534 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 250,534 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 256,821 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 259,855 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 260,166 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 257,640 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 251,809 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 245,996 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 240,677 number | -2.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 240,677 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 123,328 number, 2.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Austria's 240,677 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 201,312 number, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 254,282 number | 239,074 number | 285,812 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 311,015 number | 294,020 number | 318,382 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,679 number | 227,790 number | 301,612 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 243,648 number | 226,533 number | 252,059 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 252,670 number | 240,677 number | 260,166 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Austria?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Austria was 240,677 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 318,382 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,533 number in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Austria ranks 105th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.