School enrollment, primary, private in Austria
Austria: School enrollment, primary, private was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Austria, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Austria recorded 6.0% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Austria peaked at 6.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1973.
Austria ranks 140th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.7% | — |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 5 |
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 enrollment, primary, private in Austria?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Austria was 6.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1973.
- How does Austria rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Austria ranks 140th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.