Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Austria

Austria: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.6677 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6677
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7174
in 1995
All-time low
0.6518
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Austria, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7171996: 0.7011997: 0.6971998: 0.7111999: 0.712000: 0.7092001: 0.7042002: 0.6942003: 0.6872004: 0.692005: 0.6972006: 0.6972007: 0.72008: 0.6912009: 0.6832010: 0.6792011: 0.6842012: 0.6862013: 0.6792014: 0.6722015: 0.6752016: 0.672017: 0.6612018: 0.6682019: 0.6522020: 0.668

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 on this in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Austria, 1995 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 31 Armenia 0.777 compare
  2. 32 France 0.7346 compare
  3. 33 Poland 0.7176 compare
  4. 35 Denmark 0.5964 compare
  5. 36 Latvia 0.5864 compare
  6. 37 Estonia 0.5762 compare

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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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Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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