Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Austria
Austria: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 75.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Austria, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Austria is 75.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Austria peaked at 84.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2022.
Austria ranks 18th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.4% | — |
| 2003 | 81.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 76.8% | 84.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 78.2% | 81.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
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 students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Austria?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Austria was 75.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Austria ranks 18th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).