Secondary education, teachers in Austria
Austria: Secondary education, teachers was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Austria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Austria recorded 64.3% for secondary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Austria peaked at 65.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1971.
Austria ranks 72nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Austria, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 42.6% | — |
| 1973 | 46.5% | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 51.2% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 49.0% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 52.3% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 42.6% | 51.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 49.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 53.9% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 59.7% | 62.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 62.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 64.3% | 65.5% | 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 secondary education, teachers in Austria?
- Secondary education, teachers in Austria was 64.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Austria ranks 72nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.