Austria vs Germany: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Austria
5.3%
in 2022
Germany
5.2%
in 2022
Austria rank
51st
Germany rank
54th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 51st and Germany ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 1.1% | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 0.8% | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 0.6% | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Austria and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Austria ranks 51st and Germany ranks 54th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.