Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Austria
Austria: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Austria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Austria is 1.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Austria peaked at 1.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Austria ranks 26th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Austria?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Austria was 1.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Austria ranks 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release