Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Austria

Austria: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 30.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
30.3%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
8th
of 90 countries
All-time high
31.1%
in 1999
All-time low
25.7%
in 2004
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Austria, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 29.31999: 31.12000: 30.12001: 28.12002: 27.92003: 27.72004: 25.72005: 25.82006: 262007: 25.72008: 26.82009: 29.42010: 29.42011: 29.42012: 29.82013: 31.12014: 30.62015: 30.82016: 312017: 30.3

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Austria recorded 30.3% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Austria peaked at 31.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2004.

Austria ranks 8th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Austria, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 29.3%
1999 31.1% +6.4%
2000 30.1% -3.4%
2001 28.1% -6.7%
2002 27.9% -0.8%
2003 27.7% -0.5%
2004 25.7% -7.4%
2005 25.8% +0.5%
2006 26.0% +0.8%
2007 25.7% -1.2%
2008 26.8% +4.5%
2009 29.4% +9.6%
2010 29.4% -0.1%
2011 29.4% +0.1%
2012 29.8% +1.4%
2013 31.1% +4.1%
2014 30.6% -1.5%
2015 30.8% +0.6%
2016 31.0% +0.7%
2017 30.3% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.2% 29.3% 31.1% 2
2000s 27.3% 25.7% 30.1% 10
2010s 30.3% 29.4% 31.1% 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 5 Eswatini 30.8% compare
  2. 6 Switzerland 30.7% compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 30.6% compare
  4. 9 Jamaica 29.8% compare
  5. 10 Malta 29.3% compare
  6. 11 Iceland 27.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Austria?
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Austria was 30.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 1999.
What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2004.
How does Austria rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
Austria ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,061 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. 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. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/