Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria
Austria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 26.2% 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 26.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria peaked at 27.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 179th of 188 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 | 17.9% | — |
| 1999 | 24.8% | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 17.9% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.1% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 18.9% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.2% | 26.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,675 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,077 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 242,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 199,510 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 26.2% 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 27.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Austria ranks 179th out of 188 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 down 0.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release