Austria vs Italy: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary
Austria
90.4%
in 2022
Italy
90.8%
in 2022
Austria rank
63rd
Italy rank
61st
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 90.8% against 90.4% in Austria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 61st of 113 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 81.7% | 10.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 87.1% | 7.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.8% | 1.0% | Austria |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 90.6% | 0.4% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary, Austria or Italy?
- Italy, at 90.8% against 90.4% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary between Austria and Italy?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Austria ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 61st of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release