Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Austria
Austria: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 30.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria stood at 30.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria peaked at 31.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 182nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.5% | — |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +30.4% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | -0.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 30.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 43% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Austria's 30.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9%, 51% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +30.4% | 22.5% | 29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 22.5% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 21.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 23.2% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.9% | 31.3% | 5 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria was 30.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Austria ranks 182nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release