Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Austria
Austria: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 5.8% 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 5.8% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Austria peaked at 21.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2008.
That places Austria 51st out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 7.5% | — |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +89.8% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -48.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -66.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +230.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -45.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +62.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -51.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +127.6% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -54.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 3.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- 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)
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 5.8% 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 21.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2008.
- How does Austria rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Austria ranks 51st out of 66 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 18.9%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release