School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Austria
Austria: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 1.71 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Austria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Austria is 1.71 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Austria peaked at 1.76 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.26 GPIA, in 2001.
Austria ranks 2nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.26 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.34 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.39 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.32 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.41 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.43 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.43 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.43 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.76 GPIA | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 1.75 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.76 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.76 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.75 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.74 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.74 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.72 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.71 GPIA | +0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.71 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.71 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9559 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.66 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 1.76 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 GPIA | 1.7 GPIA | 1.74 GPIA | 5 |
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Austria?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Austria was 1.71 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Austria rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Austria ranks 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release