Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Austria

Austria: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.1%
Change on year
down 41.0%
World rank
142nd
of 148 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2011
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Austria, 1999–2018

01231999200820181999: 0.995 %2000: 0.249 %2002: 1.7 %2003: 1.8 %2004: 1.6 %2005: 1.7 %2006: 2.5 %2007: 2.5 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.1 %2010: 2.2 %2011: 2.7 %2012: 2.6 %2013: 2.2 %2014: 1.8 %2015: 1.3 %2016: 0.392 %2017: 0.126 %2018: 0.074 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Austria stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 41.0% on the previous year and down 97.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Austria peaked at 2.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.

That places Austria 142nd out of 148 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Austria, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 1.0%
2000 0.2% -75.0%
2002 1.7% +592.3%
2003 1.8% +7.2%
2004 1.6% -10.7%
2005 1.7% +4.6%
2006 2.5% +46.2%
2007 2.5% -1.2%
2008 2.5% +1.1%
2009 2.1% -17.4%
2010 2.2% +4.2%
2011 2.7% +22.9%
2012 2.6% -1.8%
2013 2.2% -17.0%
2014 1.8% -16.6%
2015 1.3% -30.2%
2016 0.4% -69.0%
2017 0.1% -67.9%
2018 0.1% -41.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 1.9% 0.2% 2.5% 9
2010s 1.5% 0.1% 2.7% 9

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 139 Brunei Darussalam 0.2% compare
  2. 140 Russian Federation 0.2% compare
  3. 141 Iceland 0.1% compare
  4. 143 Israel 0.1% compare
  5. 144 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  6. 145 Georgia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Austria?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Austria was 0.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
How does Austria rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Austria ranks 142nd out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/