Austria's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.99 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.8% from 0.99 in 2010 (0.08% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 0.99 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.99 | 2010 |
| Highest | 1 | 2004 |
| Lowest | 0.98 | 1986 |
| Average since 2011 | 0.99 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 0.99 | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Austria's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00162 on 2019 (from 0.99 to 0.99).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +0.00012 and a typical year strayed about 0.00343 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.00737 in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.01 in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.000578 a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Austria had the 46th highest value of the 73 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0.99 | 2020 |
| World | 0.98 | 2020 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 1 | 2020 |
| High income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to Austria in the 2020 ranking
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 50 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.9949 |
| 2019 | 0.9933 |
| 2018 | 0.9949 |
| 2017 | 0.9973 |
| 2016 | 0.9949 |
| 2015 | 0.991 |
| 2014 | 0.9936 |
| 2013 | 0.989 |
| 2012 | 0.9917 |
| 2011 | 0.9905 |
| 2010 |
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
More education data for Austria
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 35,752 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 91.39% (2024)
- Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 5.28% (2022)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 102.86% (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)
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Questions people ask
- What is Austria's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 0.99 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 0.64% from 0.99 in 1971. The highest value was 1 in 2004 and the lowest 0.98 in 1986.
- How does Austria rank?
- 46th highest of 73 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Austria?
- In 2020, Austria's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00162 on 2019 (from 0.99 to 0.99). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +0.00012 and a typical year strayed about 0.00343 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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