Education in Austria 3,369 indicators covering education for Austria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 94.5% 2018 up 1.5% 66th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 101.4% 2018 up 0.6% 51st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.932 GPI 2018 up 0.9% 142nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 168,867 2024 down 1.2% 76th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1 modelled data 2025 up 9.1% 74th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 1 2025 unchanged 77th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 6.8% 69th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 183,048 2024 down 4.8% 74th Tertiary education, academic staff 45.7% 2024 up 7.5% 80th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 134th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,835 2024 up 121.1% 84th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.11 modelled data 2025 down 2.0% 41st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 5.2% 2017 up 26.0% 54th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 6.7% 2017 up 18.7% 53rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.3% 2023 up 24.9% 95th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 101.0% 2024 down 0.2% 73rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 7.6% 77th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 101.1% 2024 up 0.1% 81st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 100.7% 2024 down 0.2% 74th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 101.3% 2024 down 0.2% 70th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9941 GPIA 2024 up 0.0% 123rd Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 5.7% 2023 up 48.8% 56th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 9.2% 82nd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 6.2% 2023 up 46.1% 110th School enrollment, secondary 87.0% 2017 down 1.4% 57th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.12 years 2024 up 0.9% 152nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 100.9% 2024 up 0.2% 77th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9949 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 101.4% 2024 down 0.1% 80th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 514,058 2024 up 7.1% 103rd School age population, early childhood education, female 250,145 2024 up 7.5% 103rd School age population, early childhood education, male 263,913 2024 up 6.8% 103rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,626 2024 up 97.9% 86th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 100.3% 2024 down 1.2% 52nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 11,574 2024 up 56.6% 80th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.15 years 2024 up 0.9% 153rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.1 years 2024 up 1.0% 153rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9938 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 121st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 3.8% 2023 up 43.2% 58th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 34.5% 2018 down 11.4% 12th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 68.4% 2018 down 11.2% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 99.3% 2024 up 1.2% 56th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9804 GPI 2024 up 4.5% 137th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 101.2% 2024 down 3.2% 47th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 99.0% 2024 up 3.5% 30th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,618 2024 up 66.8% 73rd Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 up 0.1% 1st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 30.9% 2024 up 2.2% 182nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 430,195 number 2018 up 28.7% 54th School enrollment, secondary, female 87.1% 2017 down 0.9% 58th School 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