Teachers in primary education, female in Austria
Austria: Teachers in primary education, female was 32,675 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Austria, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Austria recorded 32,675 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Austria peaked at 32,675 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,709, in 1971.
That places Austria 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,702 | 15,709 | 20,515 | 8 |
| 1980s | 23,278 | 19,462 | 27,123 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,994 | 25,468 | 28,767 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,066 | 25,813 | 26,372 | 8 |
| 2010s | 28,543 | 26,765 | 30,631 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,081 | 28,715 | 32,675 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Austria?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Austria was 32,675 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32,675 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,709 in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Austria ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release