Population of compulsory school age, female in Austria

Austria: Population of compulsory school age, female was 538,087 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
538,087 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
96th
of 186 countries
All-time high
538,087 number
in 2020
All-time low
379,515 number
in 2010
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Austria, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 413.4k number1999: 412.4k number2000: 412.2k number2001: 413.1k number2002: 415.8k number2003: 417.2k number2004: 416.6k number2005: 413.6k number2006: 408.4k number2007: 402.1k number2008: 394.5k number2009: 386.6k number2010: 379.5k number2011: 412.7k number2012: 408.0k number2013: 404.3k number2014: 401.8k number2015: 400.1k number2016: 398.9k number2017: 530.4k number2018: 533.3k number2019: 535.9k number2020: 538.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 538,087 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Austria peaked at 538,087 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 379,515 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.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Austria, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 413,435 number —
1999 412,392 number -0.3%
2000 412,234 number -0.0%
2001 413,061 number +0.2%
2002 415,816 number +0.7%
2003 417,160 number +0.3%
2004 416,573 number -0.1%
2005 413,573 number -0.7%
2006 408,379 number -1.3%
2007 402,131 number -1.5%
2008 394,521 number -1.9%
2009 386,608 number -2.0%
2010 379,515 number -1.8%
2011 412,681 number +8.7%
2012 407,968 number -1.1%
2013 404,300 number -0.9%
2014 401,773 number -0.6%
2015 400,067 number -0.4%
2016 398,903 number -0.3%
2017 530,361 number +33.0%
2018 533,337 number +0.6%
2019 535,875 number +0.5%
2020 538,087 number +0.4%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 538,087 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 281,271 number, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 538,087 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 444,451 number, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +33.0% 398,903 number 530,361 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 412,914 number 412,392 number 413,435 number 2
2000s 408,006 number 386,608 number 417,160 number 10
2010s 440,478 number 379,515 number 535,875 number 10
2020s 538,087 number 538,087 number 538,087 number 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 93 Palestine 573,924 number compare
  2. 94 Sweden 565,658 number compare
  3. 95 Libya 543,924 number compare
  4. 97 Cuba 536,315 number compare
  5. 98 Greece 501,928 number compare
  6. 99 Czechia 494,620 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Austria?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Austria was 538,087 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 538,087 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 379,515 number in 2010.
How does Austria rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Austria ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.