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

12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Netherlands: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Austria

11.87

in 2017

Netherlands

12.17

in 2018

Austria rank

31st

Netherlands rank

28th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

Austria
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 12.17 against 11.87 in Austria, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th of 91 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9.07	8.05	1.02	Austria
2000s	11.13	11.61	0.4809	Netherlands
2010s	11.53	11.82	0.2964	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Austria or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 12.17 against 11.87 in Austria as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Austria and Netherlands?: 0.3, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?: Austria ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/