Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria
Austria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 education enrolled in 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% |
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
- 179 Slovak Republic 31.9% compare
- 180 Honduras 31.3% compare
- 181 Montenegro 31.1% compare
- 183 Netherlands 30.4% compare
- 184 Slovenia 30.1% compare
- 185 Croatia 29.4% compare
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 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