How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Switzerland: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Austria

83,499 number

in 2020

Switzerland

81,418 number

in 2020

Austria rank

112th

Switzerland rank

113th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Austria
Switzerland

How they compare

Austria currently reports 83,499 number against 81,418 number in Switzerland, a difference of 2,081 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 205 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	127,378 number	95,508 number	31,871 number	Austria
1980s	100,816 number	90,926 number	9,890 number	Austria
1990s	91,543 number	78,054 number	13,489 number	Austria
2000s	93,585 number	86,043 number	7,542 number	Austria
2010s	82,904 number	81,982 number	922 number	Austria
2020s	83,499 number	81,418 number	2,081 number	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Austria or Switzerland?: Austria, at 83,499 number against 81,418 number in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Austria and Switzerland?: 2,081 number, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Austria ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.