Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Austria
Austria: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 7.73 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Austria, 1995–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 7.73 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Austria peaked at 9.41 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.73, in 2017.
Austria ranks 125th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.77 | 8.32 | 9.17 | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.14 | 8.81 | 9.41 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.07 | 7.73 | 8.5 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, total 4.75 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Austria?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Austria was 7.73 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.41 in 2005.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Austria ranks 125th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.