Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Austria
Austria: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 65.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Austria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Austria is 65.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Austria peaked at 72.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2022.
That places Austria 80th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72.1% | — |
| 1999 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 72.1% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 70.5% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 67.6% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 65.7% | 68.7% | 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 share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Austria?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Austria was 65.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Austria ranks 80th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.