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.
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 | Government-dependent private | Private independent | |||
| Crèches (Krippen) | 0 | (-) | 2310 | 1064 | 1246 | (:) |
| Kindergartens, mixed-age child care institutions (Kindergärten, altersgemischte Betreuungseinrichtungen | 0 | (-) | 6153 | 3712 | 2441 | (:) |
| Primary schools (Volksschulen) | 0,1 | (-) | 2957 | 2850 | 107 | (:) |
| Compulsory secondary schools:and pre-vocational schools (Mittelschulen, Polytechnische Schulen) | 2,3 | G | 1265 | 1193 | 72 | (:) |
| Academic secondary schools (Allgemein bildende höhere Schulen) | 2,3 | G | 352 | 270 | 82 | (:) |
| Other general schools (Sonstige allgemein bildende Schulen) | 1,2,3 | G | 134 | (-) | 134 | (:) |
| 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 | 492 | 336 | 156 | (:) |
| Other technical and voational schools (Sonstige berufsbildende Schulen) | 3,4 | V | 60 | (-) | 60 | (:) |
| Health care system schools (Schulen im Gesundheitswesen) | 3,4 | V | 330 | 204 | 126 | (:) |
Sources:
Abbreviations: G= General; V= Vocational; (:) Data not available; (-) Not applicable | ||||||
Terminology The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification (accessed 2021-08-11) 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) | ||||||
1) ”Private independent” is no descriptive category of national school statistics; additionally, national school statistics don’t include the necessary information in order to identify private independent institutions among all private institutions. Data on private independent institutions are included in column Government dependent private.
2) A very small amount of schools offer both, four years of primary education and four years of lower secondary education. These schools are classified either as a primary or as a secondary school according to the majority of classes observed in each school.
3) The category “Other general schools” depicts only private schools.
4) The educational institutions are counted in accordance with the legal entity approach.
| 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 | Government-dependent institutions | Private independent | |||
| Special (SEN) schools (Sonderschulen) | 0,1,2,3 | G | 224 | 214 | 10 | (:) |
Sources:
Abbreviations: G= General; V= Vocational; (:) Data not available; (-) Not applicable | ||||||
Terminology The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification (accessed 2021-08-11) 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.