Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Austria
Austria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 36.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
36.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 213 countries
All-time high
44.8%
in 1990
All-time low
33.2%
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Austria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 36.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Austria peaked at 44.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1971.
Austria ranks 16th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.2% | — |
| 1976 | 36.9% | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 40.7% | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 41.1% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 42.9% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 43.6% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 33.2% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 40.1% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 37.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 37.7% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 37.4% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.8% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 178,252 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Austria?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Austria was 36.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Austria ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release