Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Austria
Austria: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 10.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Austria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 10.5% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Austria peaked at 22.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2008.
Austria ranks 41st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.5% | — |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +58.6% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -45.6% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +51.5% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 7.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.8% compare
- 39 Costa Rica 10.7% compare
- 40 Mali 10.6% compare
- 42 Afghanistan 10.4% compare
- 43 Bangladesh 10.1% compare
- 44 Vanuatu 9.7% compare
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Austria?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Austria was 10.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2008.
- How does Austria rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Austria ranks 41st out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release