Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Austria

Primary school enrollment in Austria in 2017 — 88.6%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 2.3 pp.

2017 88.6% −0.2 pp vs 2016
World rank 101of 137
Period maximum 94.3%1989
Period minimum 87%1976

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Austria, 1971–201786889092949619711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 91%1972: 90.2%1973: 88.8%1974: 87.9%1975: 87.6%1976: 87%1989: 94.3%1999: 90.2%2000: 91.2%2001: 90.3%2002: 88.4%2003: 87.5%2004: 87.7%2005: 87.8%2006: 88.2%2007: 88.2%2008: 87.8%2009: 87.4%2010: 87.4%2011: 87.2%2012: 88.4%2013: 88.4%2014: 88.7%2015: 88.6%2016: 88.8%2017: 88.6%
Change over the period: −2.3 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 88.6%
World 89.3%
Western Europe computed 94.5%
Primary school enrollment — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 88.6 −0.2 pp
2016 88.8 +0.2 pp
2015 88.6 −0.1 pp
2014 88.7 +0.3 pp
2013 88.4 −0 pp
2012 88.4 +1.2 pp
2011 87.2 −0.2 pp
2010 87.4 −0.1 pp
2009 87.4 −0.3 pp
2008 87.8 −0.4 pp
2007 88.2 −0.1 pp
2006 88.2 +0.4 pp
2005 87.8 +0.1 pp
2004 87.7 +0.2 pp
2003 87.5 −0.9 pp
2002 88.4 −1.9 pp
2001 90.3 −0.9 pp
2000 91.2 +1 pp
1999 90.2
1989 94.3
1976 87 −0.6 pp
1975 87.6 −0.3 pp
1974 87.9 −0.9 pp
1973 88.8 −1.4 pp
1972 90.2 −0.8 pp
1971 91

Western Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.