Austria Data

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The EASIE data collection takes place every two years. Country data is added to this website as and when it becomes available. The default view is the most recent school year available.

The data is presented in up to six tables, focusing on different aspects of inclusive education. Unless stated otherwise in the notes, the data displayed is from the selected school year.

Where data is not displayed, the following reasons have been given: 'M' for missing data and 'NA' where data is not applicable.

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2014/2015 Data:

Austria - 2014_2015 - Table 1

Question ISCED 1 ISCED 2 Sources used Notes
1 How many school aged children are there at: 331,923 348,429 Statistics Austria: www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/menschen_und_gesellschaft/bildung_und_kultur/formales_bildungswesen/schulen_schulbesuch/index.html and Zahlenspiegel: www.bmbf.gv.at/schulen/bw/ueberblick/grunddaten.html ISCED 1: 328,143 pupils in primary schools and 3,780 pupils in special schools. ISCED 2: 59,568 pupils in Hauptschule, 148,568 pupils in new middle schools, 15,816 pupils in polytechnic schools, 112,802 pupils in lower-level gymnasium schools, 3,825 pupils in school experiment (new middle school at the lower-level gymnasium school) and 7,844 pupils in special schools.
2 How many pupils are enrolled in all formal educational settings in: 331,923 348,429
3 How many pupils are out of any formal educational settings in: 1,155 395 These children are home-schooled.
4 How many pupils are enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings with their non-disabled peers in: 7,717 11,285 ISCED 2: there is no data available about pupils in lower-level gymnasium schools.
5 How many pupils are enrolled and educated in mainstream classes with their non-disabled peers for at least 80% of the time in: 7,717 11,285

Austria - 2014_2015 - Table 2

Question 9 years 15 years Sources used Notes
1 How many children are aged: 81,190 90,982 Statistics Austria
2 How many pupils are enrolled in all formal educational settings aged: 81,190 90,982 Statistics Austria
3 How many pupils are out of any formal educational settings aged: M M Data not available.
4 How many pupils are enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings with their non-disabled peers in: 2,125 885 Statistics Austria and data from Ministry of Education
5 How many pupils are enrolled and educated in mainstream classes with their non-disabled peers for at least 80% of the time in: 2,125 885 Statistics Austria and data from Ministry of Education

Austria - 2014_2015 - Table 3

Question ISCED 1 ISCED 2 Sources used Notes
1 How many pupils have an official decision of SEN in: 11,828 18,844 Statistics Austria: www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/menschen_und_gesellschaft/bildung_und_kultur/formales_bildungswesen/schulen_schulbesuch/029658.html
2 How many pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in formal mainstream educational settings with their non disabled peers of the same age for at least 80% of the time in: 7,717 11,285 Ministry of Education statistics (BMBF Abteilugn IT/1 – Bildungsstatistik)
3 How many pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special classes in mainstream schools in: 4,111 7,559 Ministry of Education statistics (BMBF Abteilugn IT/1 – Bildungsstatistik)
4 How many pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special schools in: 4,111 7,559 Ministry of Education statistics (BMBF Abteilugn IT/1 – Bildungsstatistik)
5 How many pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in non-formal educational provision maintained by the education, health, social or justice sectors in: M M Data not available.

Austria - 2014_2015 - Table 4

Question ISCED 1 Male ISCED 1 Female ISCED 2 Male ISCED 2 Female Sources used Notes
1 How many male and female pupils have an official decision of SEN in: M M M M No data breakdown is available for the different levels. There is only overall data, as follows: 11,835 male pupils in mainstream schools, 7,573 in special schools; 71,173 female pupils in mainstream schools, 4,097 in in special schools.
2 How many male and female pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in formal mainstream educational settings with their non disabled peers of the same age for at least 80% of the time in: M M M M
3 How many male and female pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special classes in mainstream schools in: M M M M
4 How many male and female pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special schools in: M M M M
5 How many male and female pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in non-formal educational provision maintained by the education, health, social or justice sectors in: M M M M

Austria - 2014_2015 - Table 5

Ages 1 How many pupils of each age have an official decision of SEN in ISCED level 1: 2 How many pupils of each age with an official decision of SEN are educated in formal mainstream educational settings with their non disabled peers of the same age for at least 80% of the time in ISCED level 1: 3 How many pupils of each age with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special classes in mainstream schools in ISCED level 1: 4 How many pupils of each age with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special schools in ISCED level 1: 5 How many pupils of each age with an official decision of SEN are educated in non-formal educational provision maintained by the education, health, social or justice sectors in ISCED level 1: Sources used Notes
< 3 year olds 0 0 0 0 0 Statistics Austria
3 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
4 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
5 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
6 year olds 1,097 540 0 4 0
7 year olds 1,072 1,068 0 557 0
8 year olds 2,359 1,562 0 704 0
9 year olds 3,106 2,125 0 797 0
10 year olds 3,490 2,422 0 981 0
11 year olds 0 0 0 1,068 0
12 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
13 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
14 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
15 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
16 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
17 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
18 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
19 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
20 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
21 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
22 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
23 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
>23 year olds 0 0 0 0 0

Austria - 2014_2015 - Table 6

Ages 1 How many pupils of each age have an official decision of SEN in ISCED level 2: 2 How many pupils of each age with an official decision of SEN are educated in formal mainstream educational settings with their non disabled peers of the same age for at least 80% of the time in ISCED level 2: 3 How many pupils of each age with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special classes in mainstream schools in ISCED level 2: 4 How many pupils of each age with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special schools in ISCED level 2: 5 How many pupils of each age with an official decision of SEN are educated in non-formal educational provision maintained by the education, health, social or justice sectors in ISCED level 2: Sources used Notes
< 3 year olds 0 0 0 0 0 Ministry of Education statistics (BMBF Abteilugn IT/1 – Bildungsstatistik)
3 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
4 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
5 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
6 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
7 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
8 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
9 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
10 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
11 year olds 3,721 2,476 0 1,245 0
12 year olds 4,124 2,772 0 1,352 0
13 year olds 4,182 2,679 0 1,503 0
14 year olds 3,850 2,356 0 1,494 0
15 year olds 2,010 885 0 1,125 0
16 year olds 648 117 0 531 0
17 year olds 315 6 0 309 0
18 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
19 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
20 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
21 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
22 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
23 year olds 0 0 0 0 0
>23 year olds 0 0 0 0 0

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