School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Austria
Austria: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 4.09 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Austria, 2007β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Austria is 4.09 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Austria peaked at 4.13 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.03 years, in 2007.
Austria ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 years | 3.03 years | 3.23 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.82 years | 3.57 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 years | 3.91 years | 4.13 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.32 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Austria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Austria was 4.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 years in 2007.
- How does Austria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release