Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Austria: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 102.9% (2020), 17th of 176 in the world and 9th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 101.3% (2024), 81st of 191 in the world and 25th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 96.7% (2024), 72nd of 168 in the world and 31st of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
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10 indicators
Education: Austria in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 102.9%2020 | 17/176 | 9/51 | 79.9% | 100.7% | 102.9% | +2.1 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 101.3%2024 | 81/191 | 25/53 | 102.5%2001 | 100.8% | 101.6% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 96.7%2024 | 72/168 | 31/47 | 99.5%2002 | 100.6%2011 | 97.6% | −0.6 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 100.6%2024 | 61/176 | 31/53 | 98.9%2001 | 100.3% | 101.7% | −0.7 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 95.8%2024 | 55/168 | 26/50 | 101.3%2002 | 100.9% | 96.1% | −2.6 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 92.6%2024 | 16/172 | 7/52 | · | 75.0% | 88.7% | +11.6 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.4%2024 | 125/178 | 26/51 | 1.7%2001 | 1.3% | 1.2% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 10.02017 | 162/173 | 41/48 | 13.51999 | 11.0 | · | −16%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.3%2022 | 49/184 | 14/49 | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% | −0.2 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 10.0%2022 | 141/179 | 36/49 | 11.0% | 10.8% | 9.7% | −0.7 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+2.1 pp102.9% in 2020
- Tertiary enrolment+11.6 pp92.6% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher−16%10.0 in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−0.6 pp96.7% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−0.7 pp100.6% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−2.6 pp95.8% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.1 pp1.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Austria and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Austria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Austria | Germany | Italy | Czechia | Hungary | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 102.9%2020 | 108.0%2020 | 92.7%2020 | 113.5%2020 | 90.8%2020 | 102.9%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 101.3%2024 | 102.6%2024 | 103.6%2023 | 99.7%2023 | 102.9%2024 | 101.2%2024 |
| Primary completion | 96.7%2024 | 96.8%2024 | 97.4%2023 | 98.7%2023 | 108.9%2024 | 94.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 100.6%2024 | 100.2%2024 | 100.7%2023 | 97.6%2023 | 107.4%2024 | 101.4%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 95.8%2024 | 71.4%2024 | 96.3%2023 | 95.1%2023 | 93.8%2024 | 96.0%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 92.6%2024 | 76.7%2024 | 75.9%2023 | 66.7%2023 | 60.5%2024 | 73.5%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.4%2024 | 0.3%2024 | 2.1%2023 | 0.8%2023 | 2.8%2024 | 0.1%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 10.02017 | 12.32017 | 11.52017 | 18.92013 | 10.82016 | 9.92017 |
| Education spending | 5.3%2022 | 5.2%2022 | 4.1%2022 | 4.3%2022 | 3.8%2022 | 4.9%2022 |