Austria's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 102.5 % in 2001 to 101.3 % in 2024.
Austria · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Austria's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 98.9 % in 2001 to 100.6 % in 2024.
Austria's tertiary enrolment rose from 63.8 % in 2007 to 92.6 % in 2024.
Austria's children out of school, primary fell from 6,615 in 2001 to 5,200 in 2024.
Austria's primary completion rate fell from 99.5 % in 2002 to 96.7 % in 2024.
Austria's tertiary attainment rose from 24.8 % in 2004 to 37.6 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
25th of 45 · 17th in Europe & C. Asia
Austria's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 30.5 % in 2004 to 43.7 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
18th of 40 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Austria's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 76.3 % in 2004 to 86.8 % in 2025.
Austria's expected years of schooling rose from 14.6 yrs in 1994 to 16.3 yrs in 2023.
Austria's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 2.4 yrs in 1875 to 10.4 yrs in 2020.
Austria's learning poverty rose from 13.5 % in 2006 to 15.0 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts41st of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.2 pts121st of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −2.8 %8th of 135
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Austria.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data