Children out of school, primary in Austria

Austria: Children out of school, primary was 5,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5,200
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
126th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7,430
in 2003
All-time low
3,232
in 2021
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Children out of school, primary in Austria, 2001–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2001201220242001: 6.6k2002: 7.2k2003: 7.4k2004: 5.5k2005: 5.7k2006: 6.8k2007: 5.2k2008: 4.6k2009: 4.6k2010: 4.2k2011: 6.7k2012: 6.3k2013: 4.8k2014: 4.2k2015: 4.4k2016: 6.5k2017: 4.4k2018: 4.2k2019: 4.1k2020: 4.0k2021: 3.2k2022: 5.8k2023: 5.3k2024: 5.2k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Austria recorded 5,200 for children out of school, primary in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Austria peaked at 7,430 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,232, in 2021.

Austria ranks 126th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,967 4,625 7,430 9
2010s 4,986 4,146 6,683 10
2020s 4,707 3,232 5,781 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 123 Bahrain 5,993 compare
  2. 124 Netherlands 5,698 compare
  3. 125 Peru 5,359 compare
  4. 127 Belize 4,953 compare
  5. 128 Czechia 4,700 compare
  6. 129 Macao 4,608 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary in Austria?
Children out of school, primary in Austria was 5,200 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 7,430 in 2003.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 3,232 in 2021.
How does Austria rank for children out of school, primary?
Austria ranks 126th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.