Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Austria
Austria: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 69.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria is 69.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria peaked at 78.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2018.
That places Austria 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.5% | — |
| 1999 | 70.6% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 69.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 2.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Austria's 69.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 70.6% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 71.1% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 68.4% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 68.7% | 69.1% | 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 69.1% 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 78.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2018.
- How does Austria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 168 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 0.9%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release