UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria
Austria: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 12.18 in 2017. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Austria recorded 12.18 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria peaked at 12.18 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.62, in 1971.
That places Austria 31st out of 93 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.62 | — |
| 1981 | 10.14 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.58 | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 11.55 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.49 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.69 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.73 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.73 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.77 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.81 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.01 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.09 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.18 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.62 | 9.62 | 9.62 | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.14 | 10.14 | 10.14 | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.58 | 11.49 | 11.69 | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.93 | 11.73 | 12.18 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 28 Belgium 12.37 compare
- 29 Hong Kong, China 12.28 compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 12.21 compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 12.12 compare
- 33 Hungary 11.96 compare
- 34 Samoa 11.84 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria was 12.18 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.18 in 2017.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.62 in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Austria ranks 31st out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/