Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria
Austria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 68.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
204th
of 217 countries
All-time high
73.4%
in 1971
All-time low
59.1%
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria is 68.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Austria peaked at 73.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1990.
Austria ranks 204th of 217 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 | 73.4% | — |
| 1976 | 71.4% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 65.6% | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 64.3% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 63.5% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 60.9% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 60.2% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 59.7% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 68.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.4% | 71.4% | 73.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.2% | 59.5% | 65.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 59.1% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 63.7% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 63.6% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 67.8% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 178,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0194 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 190,250 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 68.2% 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 73.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Austria ranks 204th out of 217 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 2.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release