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 currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 51st and Germany ranks 54th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.