Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Austria

Austria: Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ was 4,354 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
4,354 millions
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
39th
of 134 countries
All-time high
4,354 millions
in 2017
All-time low
1,341 millions
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2017

Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Austria, 1990–2017

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200320171990: 1.3k millions1991: 1.5k millions1992: 1.6k millions1993: 1.7k millions1995: 2.2k millions1996: 2.1k millions1998: 2.5k millions1999: 2.6k millions2000: 2.6k millions2001: 2.6k millions2002: 2.8k millions2003: 2.8k millions2004: 2.8k millions2005: 2.9k millions2006: 3.0k millions2007: 3.0k millions2008: 3.2k millions2009: 3.4k millions2010: 3.4k millions2011: 3.6k millions2012: 3.3k millions2013: 3.7k millions2014: 3.7k millions2015: 3.9k millions2016: 4.2k millions2017: 4.4k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Austria recorded 4,354 millions for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Austria peaked at 4,354 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,341 millions, in 1990.

Austria ranks 39th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,950 millions 1,341 millions 2,614 millions 8
2000s 2,906 millions 2,592 millions 3,413 millions 10
2010s 3,767 millions 3,325 millions 4,354 millions 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 36 Morocco 5,423 millions compare
  2. 37 Portugal 5,027 millions compare
  3. 38 Ireland 4,558 millions compare
  4. 40 Turkey 4,241 millions compare
  5. 41 Dominican Republic 4,147 millions compare
  6. 42 Singapore 3,878 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Austria?
Government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Austria was 4,354 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 4,354 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,341 millions in 1990.
How does Austria rank for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$?
Austria ranks 39th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 1,910 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on primary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/