Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria
Austria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 73.8% 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
Austria recorded 73.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria peaked at 82.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2016.
That places Austria 11th 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 secondary education enrolled in in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.1% | — |
| 1999 | 75.2% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 75.2% | 82.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 75.5% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 72.9% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 73.4% | 73.8% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria was 73.8% 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 82.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Austria ranks 11th 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 up 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release