Austria vs Slovenia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Austria
5.3%
in 2022
Slovenia
5.3%
in 2022
Austria rank
51st
Slovenia rank
50th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 5.3% against 5.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 51st and Slovenia ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Slovenia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 5.3% against 5.3% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Austria and Slovenia?
- 0.0%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Slovenia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Slovenia rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 51st and Slovenia ranks 50th 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.