Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Austria
Austria: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 29,653 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Austria, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Austria is 29,653 number, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Austria peaked at 37,231 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 28,733 number, in 2005.
Austria ranks 56th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37,231 number | — |
| 1996 | 36,418 number | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 36,419 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29,569 number | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 30,022 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 29,179 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 29,652 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 29,069 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 28,733 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 28,760 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 29,306 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 31,008 number | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 31,978 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 32,126 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 32,372 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32,601 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 31,780 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 30,784 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 29,936 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 29,772 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 29,653 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,932 number | 29,569 number | 37,231 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 29,711 number | 28,733 number | 31,978 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 31,128 number | 29,653 number | 32,601 number | 8 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Austria?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Austria was 29,653 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 37,231 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,733 number in 2005.
- How does Austria rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Austria ranks 56th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.