Austria vs Sweden: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Austria
1.8%
in 2022
Sweden
1.7%
in 2022
Austria rank
8th
Sweden rank
9th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 9th of 173 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Austria ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 9th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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