Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Austria

Austria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 31.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
31.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
170th
of 179 countries
All-time high
31.6%
in 2018
All-time low
21.4%
in 2004
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Austria, 1998–2018

01020301998200820181998: 22.5 %1999: 29.4 %2000: 28.9 %2001: 28.2 %2002: 27.7 %2003: 28.2 %2004: 21.4 %2005: 21.5 %2006: 22.1 %2007: 22.7 %2008: 22.9 %2009: 22.7 %2010: 23.2 %2011: 23.3 %2012: 24 %2013: 29.8 %2014: 30.2 %2015: 30.5 %2016: 31.2 %2017: 31.4 %2018: 31.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Austria stood at 31.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Austria peaked at 31.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2004.

Austria ranks 170th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.9% 22.5% 29.4% 2
2000s 24.6% 21.4% 28.9% 10
2010s 28.3% 23.2% 31.6% 9

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 167 Netherlands 32.5% compare
  2. 168 Slovak Republic 32.2% compare
  3. 169 Montenegro 31.8% compare
  4. 171 Croatia 30.8% compare
  5. 172 Slovenia 29.1% compare
  6. 173 Czechia 28.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Austria?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Austria was 31.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2004.
How does Austria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Austria ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.