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 12.5 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
12.5
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 91 countries
All-time high
12.5
in 2017
All-time low
9.58
in 1981
Years of data
14
1971–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria, 1971–2017

02.557.51012.51971199420171971: 10.31981: 9.62005: 122007: 12.12008: 12.12009: 12.12010: 12.22011: 12.22012: 12.22013: 12.22014: 12.42015: 12.52016: 12.52017: 12.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria stood at 12.5. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Austria peaked at 12.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.58, in 1981.

Austria ranks 26th of 91 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male in Austria, 1971 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1971 10.31
1981 9.58 -7.1%
2005 12.02 +25.5%
2007 12.06 +0.4%
2008 12.1 +0.3%
2009 12.15 +0.4%
2010 12.16 +0.1%
2011 12.16 +0.0%
2012 12.19 +0.2%
2013 12.2 +0.1%
2014 12.43 +1.9%
2015 12.46 +0.3%
2016 12.48 +0.1%
2017 12.5 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.31 10.31 10.31 1
1980s 9.58 9.58 9.58 1
2000s 12.08 12.02 12.15 4
2010s 12.32 12.16 12.5 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 23 Latvia 12.6 compare
  2. 24 Puerto Rico 12.55 compare
  3. 25 Belgium 12.52 compare
  4. 27 Australia 12.43 compare
  5. 28 Cyprus 12.43 compare
  6. 29 Sweden 12.4 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 12.5 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 12.5 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 9.58 in 1981.
How does Austria rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Austria ranks 26th out of 91 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 3.6%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male 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/