How does Austria rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

Austria ranks 52nd out of 109 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Austria

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Austria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Austria: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.1575 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

0.1575 years

Change on year

down 9.6%

World rank

52nd

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.7893 years

in 2006

All-time low

0.1575 years

in 2018

Years of data

1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Austria, 1998–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.1575 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Austria peaked at 0.7893 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1575 years, in 2018.

That places Austria 52nd out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.5578 years	0.5511 years	0.5646 years	2
2000s	0.6581 years	0.5405 years	0.7893 years	10
2010s	0.3226 years	0.1575 years	0.6433 years	9

Countries ranked near Austria

49 Belarus 0.1659 years compare
50 Grenada 0.1608 years compare
51 Kenya 0.1589 years compare
53 Malaysia 0.1391 years compare
54 Afghanistan 0.1326 years compare
55 Israel 0.1217 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More reference data data for Austria

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Austria?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Austria was 0.1575 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 0.7893 years in 2006.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1575 years in 2018.
How does Austria rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Austria ranks 52nd out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.