Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Austria
Austria: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 0.6677 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Austria, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Austria is 0.6677, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Austria peaked at 0.7174 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6518, in 2019.
Austria ranks 34th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7174 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7014 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6966 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7106 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7102 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7092 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7042 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6937 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6873 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6898 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6966 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.697 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6998 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6909 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6829 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6793 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6837 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6857 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6789 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6725 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6752 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6704 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6607 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.668 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6518 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6677 | +2.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.6677 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.6677 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7072 | 0.6966 | 0.7174 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6951 | 0.6829 | 0.7092 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6726 | 0.6518 | 0.6857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6677 | 0.6677 | 0.6677 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Austria?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Austria was 0.6677 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7174 in 1995.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6518 in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Austria ranks 34th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.