Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria
Austria: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.6% for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
That places Austria 10th out of 65 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7% | — |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 178,252 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Austria was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational 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