Austria vs Sweden: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation
Austria
65.7%
in 2022
Sweden
65.8%
in 2022
Austria rank
80th
Sweden rank
78th
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 65.8% against 65.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 116 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 60.1% | 12.2% | Austria |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 63.9% | 7.9% | Austria |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 64.4% | 4.1% | Austria |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 66.5% | 0.6% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 65.8% against 65.7% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Austria ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.