Secondary education, pupils in Austria
Austria: Secondary education, pupils was 706,802 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Austria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils in Austria stood at 706,802.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Austria peaked at 937,484 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 687,126, in 2016.
Austria ranks 95th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 844,905 | 775,335 | 914,475 | 2 |
| 1980s | 852,689 | 764,145 | 937,484 | 9 |
| 1990s | 766,314 | 741,558 | 793,485 | 10 |
| 2000s | 766,403 | 748,659 | 782,981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 702,502 | 687,126 | 743,709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 698,978 | 693,081 | 706,802 | 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 secondary education, pupils in Austria?
- Secondary education, pupils in Austria was 706,802 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 937,484 in 1981.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 687,126 in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Austria ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.