Current education expenditure, total in Austria
Austria: Current education expenditure, total was 92.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Current education expenditure, total in Austria, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current education expenditure, total in Austria is 92.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in Austria peaked at 97.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2022.
Austria ranks 63rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current education expenditure, total in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 92.5% | — |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 95.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.1% | 92.5% | 93.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.1% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 92.9% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.2% | 93.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, total in Austria?
- Current education expenditure, total in Austria was 92.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Austria ranks 63rd out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).