Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Austria
Austria: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Austria, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Austria is 0.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Austria peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Austria 38th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +31.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +27.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +440.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Austria?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Austria was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Austria rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Austria ranks 38th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release