Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Austria
Austria: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Austria, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Austria stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 51.2% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Austria peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
Austria ranks 76th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +98.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +63.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 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 initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Austria?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Austria was 0.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Austria rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Austria ranks 76th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release