School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Austria
Austria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.12 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Austria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Austria recorded 8.12 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Austria peaked at 8.16 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2016.
Austria ranks 152nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Austria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.13 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.1 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.12 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.04 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.08 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.12 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.13 years | 8.1 years | 8.16 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.08 years | 8 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.11 years | 8.08 years | 8.13 years | 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Austria?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Austria was 8.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.16 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release