Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Austria
Austria: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 5.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Austria, 1937–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Austria stood at 5.3%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Austria peaked at 6.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1937.
That places Austria 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Austria?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Austria was 5.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1937.
- How does Austria rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.