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Statistics on educational institutions

Austria

2.Organisation and governance

2.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 31 May 2023

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.