School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Austria
Austria: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.2 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Austria, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.2 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Austria peaked at 1.2 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4299 GPI, in 1971.
Austria ranks 87th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4299 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4829 GPI | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5291 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5512 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5935 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6242 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6457 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6826 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7079 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7318 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7501 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7754 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8076 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8214 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8422 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8616 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8643 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8758 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8738 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8817 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8723 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8877 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9001 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9166 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9429 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9656 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9823 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPI | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPI | +1.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.2 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.2 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.583 GPI | 0.4299 GPI | 0.7079 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8204 GPI | 0.7318 GPI | 0.8758 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.928 GPI | 0.8723 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 6 |
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 life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Austria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Austria was 1.2 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4299 GPI in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Austria ranks 87th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.