Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Austria
Austria: Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development was 3 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 102 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1998
All-time low
3 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Austria, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Austria recorded 3 years for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Austria peaked at 3 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1998.
That places Austria 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
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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 theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Austria?
- Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Austria was 3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release