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Education in figures

Pupils
2022
1 158 576
Gone up +1,7 % compared to 2021
Students in Austria
2022
393 234
Gone up +0,4 % compared to 2021
Participation in non-formal education in the past 12 months (25-64 years old)
2022/23
55,5 %
Sunk -2,9 percentage points to 2016/17

"Education in Figures" provides a detailed overview of the education situation in Austria. 
The focus is on school and higher education, adult education, educational pathways as well as educational attainment and government expenditure on education. 
These different areas of education are illustrated by selected indicators and analytical background information. 
A separate chapter is devoted to the characteristics of the education situation in the nine Länder.
In addition, a volume of tables provides extensive detailed data from the areas of school and higher education statistics as well as additional key data on the educational status of the resident population and on government expenditure on education.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, 1981, 1991, 2001: Census, since 2008 register of educational attainment. Compiled on 14th May 2024.

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