Skip to main content
European Commission logo
EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice
Statistics on educational institutions

Austria

2.Organisation and governance

2.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 3 February 2024

______________________________________________________________________________________________

This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data. For an overwiew about the schematic structure of Austrian educational system look here

______________________________________________________________________________________________

.

Statistics on educational institutions providing pre-primary, primary, secondary (and post-secondary non-tertiary) regular education

       
Type of educational institution in English (and in national language) ISCED levels provided Main orientation of the programmes provided Number of educational institutions
Total Public Govern ment-dependent private Private inde-pendent
Crèches (Krippen) 0 (-) 2550 1254 1296 (:)
Kindergartens, mixed-age child care institutions (Kindergärten, altersgemischte Betreuungseinrichtungen) 0 (-) 6155 3741 2414 (:)
Primary schools (Volksschulen) 0,1 (-) 2953 2843 110 (:)
Compulsory secondary schools: General secondary and pre-vocational schools (Mittelschulen, Polytechnische Schulen) 2,3 G 1269 1196 73 (:)
Academic secondary schools (Allgemein bildende höhere Schulen) 2,3 G 354 271 83 (:)
Other general schools (Sonstige allgemeinbildende Schulen) *) 1,2,3 G 151 0 151 (:)
Vocational schools for apprentices (Berufsschulen) 3 V 142 136 6 (:)
Schools for intermediate & Colleges for higher vocational education (Berufsbildende mittlere und höhere Schulen) **) 3,5 V 493 338 154 (:)
Other technical and voational schools (Sonstige berufsbildende Schulen) 3,4 V 57 0 57 (:)
Health care system schools (Schulen im Gesundheitswesen) 3,4 V 134 61 73 (:)

*) Inclusive schools with foreign curriculum. **) Inclusive Federal sports academies.

Abbreviations: G= General; V= Vocational; (:) Data on private independent institutions are included in column Government dependent private; (-) Not applicable.

Sources:

.

Statistics on separate educational institutions providing pre-primary, primary, secondary (and post-secondary non-tertiary) special needs education

       
Type of educational institution in English (and in national language) ISCED levels provided Main orientation of the programmes provided Number of educational institutions
Total Public Govern ment-dependent private Private inde-pendent
Special (SEN) schools (Sonderschulen) 0.1,2,3 G 216 206 10 (:)

Abbreviations: G= General; V= Vocational; (:) Data on private independent institutions are included in column Government dependent private

Sources:

 

Terminology

The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification (accessed 2023-05-31) can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26).

Notes

1) All special schools provide several ISCED levels.

2) The Austrian School Organisation Act distinguishes between ten different types of special needs school.

3) The educational institutions are counted in accordance with the legal entity approach.

.

.