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

13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

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

Australia

12.43

in 2018

Austria

12.5

in 2017

Australia rank

27th

Austria rank

26th

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

Australia
Austria

How they compare

Austria currently reports 12.5 against 12.43 in Australia, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and Austria ranks 26th of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Austria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.38	10.31	0.0646	Australia
2000s	12.16	12.08	0.0789	Australia
2010s	12.32	12.32	0.0006	Austria

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+, Australia or Austria?: Austria, at 12.5 against 12.43 in Australia as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Australia and Austria?: 0.07, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Australia and Austria rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?: Australia ranks 27th and Austria ranks 26th 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, male. 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, male
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 male 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/