Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Austria
Austria: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Austria, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).
Analysis
In 2023, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Austria stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Austria peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
Austria ranks 18th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +60.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6405 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 40,307 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5668 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 35,670 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.9807 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4675 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Austria?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Austria was 0.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Austria ranks 18th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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