Primary education, teachers in Austria
Austria: Primary education, teachers was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Austria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Austria recorded 91.4% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Austria peaked at 92.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1971.
That places Austria 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.6% | 63.3% | 74.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 77.9% | 73.8% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 81.3% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 89.2% | 90.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.0% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.4% | 91.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 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 primary education, teachers in Austria?
- Primary education, teachers in Austria was 91.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for primary education, teachers?
- Austria ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.