Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Austria

Austria: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.11 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.11 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
96th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.11 million number
in 2020
All-time low
778,557 number
in 2010
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Austria, 1998–2020

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1998200920201998: 848.6k number1999: 846.6k number2000: 846.2k number2001: 847.7k number2002: 853.5k number2003: 856.3k number2004: 855.1k number2005: 849.0k number2006: 838.4k number2007: 825.1k number2008: 809.3k number2009: 793.1k number2010: 778.6k number2011: 846.7k number2012: 836.8k number2013: 829.1k number2014: 823.8k number2015: 820.4k number2016: 818.4k number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number2020: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Austria stood at 1.11 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Austria peaked at 1.11 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 778,557 number, in 2010.

Austria ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 847,586 number 846,569 number 848,604 number 2
2000s 837,363 number 793,055 number 856,295 number 10
2010s 904,777 number 778,557 number 1.11 million number 10
2020s 1.11 million number 1.11 million number 1.11 million number 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 93 Palestine 1.17 million number compare
  2. 94 Sweden 1.16 million number compare
  3. 95 Libya 1.12 million number compare
  4. 97 Cuba 1.10 million number compare
  5. 98 Greece 1.04 million number compare
  6. 99 Czechia 1.02 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Austria?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Austria was 1.11 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 778,557 number in 2010.
How does Austria rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Austria ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.