Austria vs Latvia: Government expenditure on education, total

Austria
10.0%
in 2022
Latvia
9.9%
in 2022
Austria rank
151st
Latvia rank
152nd

Government expenditure on education, total over time

  • Austria
  • Latvia
05101520198120012022

How they compare

Austria currently reports 10.0% against 9.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

Austria ranks 151st and Latvia ranks 152nd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 3.8% 0.0% 3.8% Austria
1990s 11.4% 5.0% 6.4% Austria
2000s 10.5% 14.7% 4.2% Latvia
2010s 10.7% 13.7% 3.0% Latvia
2020s 9.8% 10.8% 1.0% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Austria or Latvia?
Austria, at 10.0% against 9.9% in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total between Austria and Latvia?
0.1%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for government expenditure on education, total?
Austria ranks 151st and Latvia ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Austria vs Latvia: Government expenditure on education, total. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-total-percent-of-government-expenditure/austria/latvia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-total-percent-of-government-expenditure/austria/latvia/">Austria vs Latvia: Government expenditure on education, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,722 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.