Education in Austria

3,369 indicators covering education for Austria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 1.01 LPIA 2021 up 0.3% 7th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 79.1% 2024 down 1.6% 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 1.7% 2024 down 1.2% 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 20.9% 2024 up 6.6% 94th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 1.01 LPIA 2021 up 0.5% 6th
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 2.9% 2023 up 4.2% 36th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education 3.0% 2023 up 23.7% 29th
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female 44.9% 2024 up 9.8% 46th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 32,298 2023 up 6.9% 11th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2021 up 2.6% 26th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2021 up 0.1% 51st
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 1.33 Percentage of students 2024 up 24.1% 23rd
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 1,078 number 2017 down 84.3% 25th
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 13.5% 2023 up 1.1% 11th
Participation rate in education and training 54.9% 2025 down 1.3% 37th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 54.9% 2025 down 1.3% 37th
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 10.0% 2025 up 37.0% 10th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th
Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 1.03 ratio 2021 up 0.9% 3rd
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 8th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 740.71 number 2017 down 79.4% 21st
Education indicators by NUTS 2 region 24.7 2012 up 15.4% 42nd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.3% 2023 down 13.6% 41st
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 70.7% 2024 up 76.6% 17th
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 0.2% 2022 down 44.0% 76th
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 8,258 2024 down 6.4% 16th
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled 1.86 million Persons 2023 up 6.4% 15th
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates 344,124 Persons 2024 up 22.2% 16th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 983.01 2024 down 5.8% 32nd
HICP - EDUCATION 5.1 2024 up 88.9% 11th
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 81.9% 2021 up 2.0% 34th
Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 114,186 Persons 2024 up 18.8% 15th
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students 2.04 Percentage of students 2024 up 106.7% 15th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 1.0% 41st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 1.03 LPIA 2021 up 0.9% 3rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.5221 GPIA 2023 up 13.2% 60th
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on 0.8458 Percentage of GDP 2023 up 37.3% 10th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 717.27 2024 up 1.2% 28th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 27,110 Persons 2023 up 88.5% 14th
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 0.281 Percentage of students 2024 up 2.6% 19th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 97.0% 2021 down 0.6% 28th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 1.1 LPIA 2021 down 1.1% 3rd
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2021 up 0.0% 53rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 90.7% 2021 up 0.7% 13th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.1 2023 up 3.1% 41st
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 3.72 Percentage of students 2024 up 35.2% 2nd
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 0.7467 Percentage of students 2023 down 22.4% 17th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 99.5% 2021 up 0.3% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.7081 2023 up 46.9% 37th
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 368,502 Persons 2024 up 12.4% 25th
Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 7.5 Persons 2024 down 50.0% 14th
Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 35,886 Persons 2024 up 38.7% 12th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 74.7% 2022 down 7.2% 27th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 21.7% 2021 up 23.7% 46th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 54.6% 2022 down 9.8% 66th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 23.5% 2016 up 4.0% 13th