Population of compulsory school age, male in Austria

Austria: Population of compulsory school age, male was 573,105 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
573,105 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
95th
of 186 countries
All-time high
573,105 number
in 2020
All-time low
399,042 number
in 2010
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 435.2k number1999: 434.2k number2000: 434.0k number2001: 434.7k number2002: 437.7k number2003: 439.1k number2004: 438.5k number2005: 435.4k number2006: 430.0k number2007: 423.0k number2008: 414.8k number2009: 406.4k number2010: 399.0k number2011: 434.0k number2012: 428.9k number2013: 424.8k number2014: 422.0k number2015: 420.3k number2016: 419.5k number2017: 560.0k number2018: 565.0k number2019: 569.4k number2020: 573.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Austria is 573,105 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Austria peaked at 573,105 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 399,042 number, in 2010.

That places Austria 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Austria, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 435,169 number —
1999 434,177 number -0.2%
2000 433,979 number -0.0%
2001 434,656 number +0.2%
2002 437,654 number +0.7%
2003 439,135 number +0.3%
2004 438,527 number -0.1%
2005 435,384 number -0.7%
2006 429,978 number -1.2%
2007 423,003 number -1.6%
2008 414,813 number -1.9%
2009 406,447 number -2.0%
2010 399,042 number -1.8%
2011 434,047 number +8.8%
2012 428,879 number -1.2%
2013 424,812 number -0.9%
2014 422,025 number -0.7%
2015 420,313 number -0.4%
2016 419,506 number -0.2%
2017 560,037 number +33.5%
2018 564,969 number +0.9%
2019 569,354 number +0.8%
2020 573,105 number +0.7%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 573,105 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 289,383 number, 2.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 573,105 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 468,863 number, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, male 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 +33.5% 419,506 number 560,037 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 434,673 number 434,177 number 435,169 number 2
2000s 429,358 number 406,447 number 439,135 number 10
2010s 464,298 number 399,042 number 569,354 number 10
2020s 573,105 number 573,105 number 573,105 number 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 92 Portugal 602,950 number compare
  2. 93 Palestine 598,411 number compare
  3. 94 Sweden 596,883 number compare
  4. 96 Libya 572,410 number compare
  5. 97 Cuba 567,445 number compare
  6. 98 Greece 533,859 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Austria?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Austria was 573,105 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 573,105 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 399,042 number in 2010.
How does Austria rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Austria ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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