School enrollment, primary, female in Austria
Austria: School enrollment, primary, female was 89.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Austria, 1989–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2016, school enrollment, primary, female in Austria stood at 89.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Austria peaked at 94.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 2011.
That places Austria 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 94.7% | — |
| 2000 | 91.8% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 89.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.8%, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Austria's 89.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.2%, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 88.0% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 87.8% | 89.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Austria?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Austria was 89.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2011.
- How does Austria rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Austria ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.