School age population, early childhood educational development in Austria

Austria: School age population, early childhood educational development was 130,991 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
130,991 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
51st
of 92 countries
All-time high
134,409 number
in 1998
All-time low
109,916 number
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development in Austria, 1998–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200920201998: 134.4k number1999: 125.4k number2000: 119.1k number2001: 114.9k number2002: 109.9k number2003: 110.4k number2004: 114.2k number2005: 115.6k number2006: 116.3k number2007: 117.3k number2008: 116.5k number2009: 114.4k number2010: 113.7k number2011: 113.5k number2012: 113.5k number2013: 114.2k number2014: 115.5k number2015: 117.1k number2016: 119.2k number2017: 121.7k number2018: 124.9k number2019: 128.4k number2020: 131.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Austria is 130,991 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Austria peaked at 134,409 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 109,916 number, in 2002.

Austria ranks 51st of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Austria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Austria, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 134,409 number
1999 125,369 number -6.7%
2000 119,130 number -5.0%
2001 114,900 number -3.6%
2002 109,916 number -4.3%
2003 110,395 number +0.4%
2004 114,230 number +3.5%
2005 115,593 number +1.2%
2006 116,251 number +0.6%
2007 117,303 number +0.9%
2008 116,469 number -0.7%
2009 114,425 number -1.8%
2010 113,675 number -0.7%
2011 113,469 number -0.2%
2012 113,488 number +0.0%
2013 114,158 number +0.6%
2014 115,459 number +1.1%
2015 117,068 number +1.4%
2016 119,162 number +1.8%
2017 121,663 number +2.1%
2018 124,894 number +2.7%
2019 128,374 number +2.8%
2020 130,991 number +2.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 130,991 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 130,991 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 129,889 number 125,369 number 134,409 number 2
2000s 114,861 number 109,916 number 119,130 number 10
2010s 118,141 number 113,469 number 128,374 number 10
2020s 130,991 number 130,991 number 130,991 number 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 48 Paraguay 136,899 number compare
  2. 49 Costa Rica 136,532 number compare
  3. 50 Turkmenistan 134,929 number compare
  4. 52 Sweden 116,650 number compare
  5. 53 Namibia 99,034 number compare
  6. 54 Eritrea 92,054 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Austria?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Austria was 130,991 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 134,409 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 109,916 number in 2002.
How does Austria rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Austria ranks 51st out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/