Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Austria

Austria: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 75.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
75.1%
World rank
16th
of 56 countries
All-time high
84.4%
in 2000
All-time low
75.1%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2000–2022

Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Austria, 2000–2022

0204060802000201120222000: 84.42003: 81.22006: 802009: 76.82012: 81.32015: 78.22018: 78.92022: 75.1

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Austria recorded 75.1% for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Austria peaked at 84.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2022.

Austria ranks 16th of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%) in Austria, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 84.4%
2003 81.2% -3.8%
2006 80.0% -1.5%
2009 76.8% -4.0%
2012 81.3% +6.0%
2015 78.2% -3.8%
2018 78.9% +0.9%
2022 75.1% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.6% 76.8% 84.4% 4
2010s 79.5% 78.2% 81.3% 3
2020s 75.1% 75.1% 75.1% 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 75.7% compare
  2. 14 Slovenia 75.4% compare
  3. 15 Finland 75.2% compare
  4. 17 Belgium 75.0% compare
  5. 18 Czechia 74.5% compare
  6. 19 Australia 73.7% compare

See the full ranking of 67 places →

More infrastructure data for Austria

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Austria?
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Austria was 75.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2022.
How does Austria rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
Austria ranks 16th out of 56 countries with data for 2022.
Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Austria. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-children-and-young-people-achieving-a-minimum-proficiency-level-in-reading/austria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-children-and-young-people-achieving-a-minimum-proficiency-level-in-reading/austria/">Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Austria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
67 places, 544 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed