Preprimary education, duration in Austria
Austria: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1998
All-time low
6 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Austria, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Austria recorded 6 years for preprimary education, duration 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, preprimary education, duration in Austria peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
That places Austria 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Austria
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 4.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Austria?
- Preprimary education, duration in Austria was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.