Education in Austria

3,369 indicators covering education for Austria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male 81.9% 2021 down 0.1% 27th
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.87 million Number 2024 up 4.6% 11th
Participation rates in selected education levels at regional level 20.4 Rate 2024 up 1.0% 25th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 18.4% 2022 up 9.6% 34th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 105,293 number 2018 up 10.0% 55th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 98.0% 2021 down 0.2% 25th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 98.3% 2021 down 0.2% 24th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 97.7% 2021 down 0.3% 25th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 7.73 2017 down 15.6% 125th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 54.4% 2024 up 2.0% 78th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.2% 2024 up 3.3% 78th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 45.6% 2024 down 2.3% 72nd
Government expenditure per student, primary 23.5% 2016 up 4.0% 13th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 72,990 number 2018 down 5.1% 26th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.4% 2024 up 0.4% 99th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.9% 2024 up 0.8% 99th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.6% 2024 down 0.4% 56th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.914 GPIA 2023 up 9.6% 91st
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 5.0% 2018 up 22.7% 99th
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 10.57 years 2040 up 1.1% 85th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, primary education, female 99.2% 2021 down 0.1% 29th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 13,224 2022 up 17.1% 9th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 59,955 2023 up 9.1% 15th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes 99.0% 2021 down 0.1% 29th
Completion rate, primary education, male 98.8% 2021 down 0.1% 27th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 34th
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 12,033 millions 2022 up 36.0% 27th
Share of primary schools with toilets 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 5,923 millions 2022 up 78.1% 38th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 12,225 millions 2022 down 5.2% 28th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 6,018 millions 2022 up 24.2% 38th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 21.3% 2023 up 14.7% 73rd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 21.3% 2023 up 14.7% 73rd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.9% 2024 down 0.2% 78th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.0% 2024 down 0.3% 78th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.1% 2024 up 0.2% 69th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 11.71 2017 down 11.9% 78th
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 99.39 2020 up 2.5% 15th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 20.8% 2023 down 4.9% 68th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 20.8% 2023 down 4.9% 68th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 21.8% 2023 up 40.2% 72nd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 21.8% 2023 up 40.2% 72nd
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Average years of schooling 10.39 years 2020 up 2.6% 44th
Share of the population with tertiary education 15.9% 2020 down 17.6% 51st
Share of population with no formal education 1.9% 2020 up 18.8% 68th
Share of the population with at least some formal education 98.1% 2020 down 0.3% 42nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.8701 GPIA 2021 up 29.1% 96th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 56.3% 2024 up 6.1% 48th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.2% 2024 up 9.7% 48th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 43.7% 2024 down 6.9% 90th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.0975 years 2024 down 47.4% 76th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 282 2024 up 237.7% 36th