Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria

Austria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 68.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
68.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 158 countries
All-time high
78.6%
in 2004
All-time low
68.4%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria, 1998–2018

0204060801998200820181998: 77.5 %1999: 70.6 %2000: 71.1 %2001: 71.8 %2002: 72.3 %2003: 71.8 %2004: 78.6 %2005: 78.5 %2006: 77.9 %2007: 77.3 %2008: 77.1 %2009: 77.3 %2010: 76.8 %2011: 76.7 %2012: 76 %2013: 70.2 %2014: 69.8 %2015: 69.5 %2016: 68.8 %2017: 68.6 %2018: 68.4 %

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 68.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% 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 11th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Austria, 1998 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.1% 70.6% 77.5% 2
2000s 75.4% 71.1% 78.6% 10
2010s 71.7% 68.4% 76.8% 9

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 8 Czechia 71.3% compare
  2. 9 Slovenia 70.9% compare
  3. 10 Croatia 69.2% compare
  4. 12 Montenegro 68.2% compare
  5. 13 Slovakia 67.8% compare
  6. 14 Netherlands 67.5% compare

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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 68.4% in 2018, 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 11th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.