Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria
Austria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
206th
of 219 countries
All-time high
69.9%
in 1971
All-time low
57.0%
in 1990
Years of data
46
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 65.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria peaked at 69.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1990.
Austria ranks 206th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.9% | — |
| 1976 | 67.0% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 62.2% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 61.5% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 60.6% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 57.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 57.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 59.8% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 60.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.4% | 67.0% | 69.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 57.5% | 62.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 57.0% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 60.4% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 60.5% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.0% | 65.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5793 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 11.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 340,153 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 366,649 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4702 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 276,153 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0159 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria was 65.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Austria ranks 206th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release