Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education) (month) in Austria
Austria: Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education) (month) was 9 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Austria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Austria recorded 9 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Austria peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 tertiary education, in 2013.
Austria ranks 32nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education) (month) in Austria, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 tertiary education | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 9 tertiary education is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Austria's 9 tertiary education is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 32 Aruba 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Angola 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Anguilla 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Andorra 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 United Arab Emirates 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Armenia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Burundi 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Belgium 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Bulgaria 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Bahrain 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Bahamas 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Belarus 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Barbados 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Canada 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 China 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Comoros 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Curacao 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Cayman Islands 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Cyprus 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Czechia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Germany 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Algeria 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Spain 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Estonia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Ethiopia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 France 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 United Kingdom 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Georgia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Gibraltar 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Gambia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Greece 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Grenada 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Guyana 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Hong Kong 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Croatia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Hungary 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Indonesia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Ireland 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Iran 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Israel 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Italy 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Jamaica 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 tertiary education compare
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- 32 Laos 9 tertiary education compare
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- 32 Saint Lucia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Lithuania 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Luxembourg 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Latvia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Macao 9 tertiary education compare
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- 32 Moldova 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 North Macedonia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Malta 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Mongolia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Montserrat 9 tertiary education compare
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- 32 Palau 9 tertiary education compare
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- 32 San Marino 9 tertiary education compare
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- 32 Slovakia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Slovenia 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Syria 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Turks and Caicos Islands 9 tertiary education compare
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- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 9 tertiary education compare
- 32 Tunisia 9 tertiary education compare
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More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Austria?
- Start month of the academic school year in Austria was 9 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 tertiary education in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Austria ranks 32nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release