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

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
21
1998–2018

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

0.20.40.60.81998200820181998: 0.551 years1999: 0.565 years2000: 0.583 years2001: 0.592 years2002: 0.563 years2003: 0.541 years2004: 0.694 years2005: 0.725 years2006: 0.789 years2007: 0.707 years2008: 0.739 years2009: 0.649 years2010: 0.643 years2011: 0.605 years2012: 0.595 years2013: 0.184 years2014: 0.184 years2015: 0.181 years2016: 0.179 years2017: 0.174 years2018: 0.158 years

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.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) in Austria, 1998 to 2018.
Year years Change
1998 0.5511 years —
1999 0.5646 years +2.4%
2000 0.5828 years +3.2%
2001 0.5916 years +1.5%
2002 0.5625 years -4.9%
2003 0.5405 years -3.9%
2004 0.6944 years +28.5%
2005 0.7249 years +4.4%
2006 0.7893 years +8.9%
2007 0.7073 years -10.4%
2008 0.7386 years +4.4%
2009 0.649 years -12.1%
2010 0.6433 years -0.9%
2011 0.6046 years -6.0%
2012 0.5951 years -1.6%
2013 0.1839 years -69.1%
2014 0.1842 years +0.2%
2015 0.1815 years -1.5%
2016 0.1793 years -1.2%
2017 0.1742 years -2.9%
2018 0.1575 years -9.6%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.1575 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2177 years, 72% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.1575 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1838 years, 86% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 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
2013 -69.1% 0.5951 years 0.1839 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 49 Belarus 0.1659 years compare
  2. 50 Grenada 0.1608 years compare
  3. 51 Kenya 0.1589 years compare
  4. 53 Malaysia 0.1391 years compare
  5. 54 Afghanistan 0.1326 years compare
  6. 55 Israel 0.1217 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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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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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

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.