Austria vs Colombia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Austria
5.3%
in 2022
Colombia
5.3%
in 2020
Austria rank
51st
Colombia rank
52nd
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Colombia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5.3% against 5.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 51st and Colombia ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 1.8% | 3.3% | Austria |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 2.6% | 2.7% | Austria |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 2.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.1% | 1.4% | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 0.9% | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 0.3% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Austria or Colombia?
- Austria, at 5.3% against 5.3% in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Austria and Colombia?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Colombia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Colombia rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 51st and Colombia ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.