Austria: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Austria's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 1.3% on 2016 (from 241,386 to 238,161).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was −1.2% and a typical year strayed about 3.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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 9.5% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 10% in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 8,000 a year. A straight line explains 97% 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 2017, Austria had the 25th highest value of the 61 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.

Closest to Austria in the 2017 ranking

• Czechia — 21st of 61: 283,313
• Finland — 22nd of 61: 261,660
• Honduras — 23rd of 61: 252,425
• Switzerland — 25th of 61: 226,342
• Portugal — 26th of 61: 192,356
• Sweden — 27th of 61: 186,467

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Croatia — 132,833 (2017)
• Cyprus — 4,818 (2017)
• Czechia

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, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.99 (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Austria's secondary education, vocational pupils?

238,161 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1.94% from 233,617 in 1971. The highest value was 354,102 in 1981 and the lowest 233,617 in 1971.

How does Austria rank?

25th highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Austria?

In 2017, Austria's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 1.3% on 2016 (from 241,386 to 238,161). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was −1.2% and a typical year strayed about 3.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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