Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria
Austria: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 44,020 number in 2017. ▬ Flat
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria is 44,020 number, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria peaked at 46,377 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 41,256 number, in 2013.
Austria ranks 46th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 46,377 number | — |
| 1996 | 41,874 number | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 43,387 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 43,460 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 42,562 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 43,213 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 42,977 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42,885 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 42,402 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 42,788 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 42,404 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 41,848 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 42,224 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 42,450 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 42,382 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 41,825 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 41,256 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 41,779 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 42,227 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 43,189 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 44,020 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,532 number | 41,874 number | 46,377 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 42,593 number | 41,848 number | 43,213 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 42,391 number | 41,256 number | 44,020 number | 8 |
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More education data for Austria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Austria was 44,020 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 46,377 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,256 number in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 46th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.