School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Austria

Austria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.76 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
15.76 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
33rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.81 years
in 2017
All-time low
12.46 years
in 1971
Years of data
26
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Austria, 1971–2018

0510151971199420181971: 12.5 years1976: 12.8 years1981: 12.9 years1982: 12.8 years1983: 12.9 years1984: 12.9 years1985: 13 years1986: 13.5 years1987: 13.8 years1988: 14 years1989: 14.1 years1990: 14.4 years1991: 14.6 years1992: 14.9 years1993: 15 years1994: 15.1 years1995: 15.2 years1996: 15.2 years1997: 15.2 years1998: 15.3 years2013: 15.5 years2014: 15.6 years2015: 15.7 years2016: 15.8 years2017: 15.8 years2018: 15.8 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Austria recorded 15.76 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Austria peaked at 15.81 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.46 years, in 1971.

That places Austria 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.63 years 12.46 years 12.79 years 2
1980s 13.33 years 12.79 years 14.11 years 9
1990s 14.99 years 14.39 years 15.28 years 9
2010s 15.69 years 15.55 years 15.81 years 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 30 Bahrain, Kingdom of 15.85 years compare
  2. 31 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 15.8 years compare
  3. 32 Czech Republic 15.78 years compare
  4. 34 Canada 15.74 years compare
  5. 35 United States 15.67 years compare
  6. 36 Liechtenstein, Principality of 15.66 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Austria?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Austria was 15.76 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 15.81 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 12.46 years in 1971.
How does Austria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Austria ranks 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.