Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Austria

Austria: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 12.53 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
12.53
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 93 countries
All-time high
12.53
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1995
Years of data
21
1995–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Austria, 1995–2016

0510151995200520161995: 01996: 01997: 01998: 11.21999: 11.42000: 11.52001: 11.62003: 11.72004: 11.42005: 11.92006: 11.92007: 11.92008: 122009: 11.92010: 11.92011: 11.92012: 122013: 122014: 12.42015: 12.52016: 12.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Austria recorded 12.53 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in 2016. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Austria peaked at 12.53 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1995.

Austria ranks 13th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total in Austria, 1995 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 11.19
1999 11.45 +2.3%
2000 11.47 +0.2%
2001 11.56 +0.8%
2003 11.67 +1.0%
2004 11.38 -2.5%
2005 11.93 +4.8%
2006 11.87 -0.6%
2007 11.94 +0.6%
2008 11.97 +0.3%
2009 11.94 -0.3%
2010 11.85 -0.7%
2011 11.9 +0.4%
2012 11.97 +0.6%
2013 11.97 -0.1%
2014 12.42 +3.8%
2015 12.47 +0.4%
2016 12.53 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.53 0 11.45 5
2000s 11.75 11.38 11.97 9
2010s 12.16 11.85 12.53 7

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 10 Lithuania 12.67 compare
  2. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.63 compare
  3. 12 Latvia 12.57 compare
  4. 14 Denmark 12.52 compare
  5. 15 Slovenia 12.48 compare
  6. 16 Slovakia 12.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Austria?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Austria was 12.53 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 12.53 in 2016.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1995.
How does Austria rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Austria ranks 13th out of 93 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,319 data points, 1970–2021
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