Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Austria

Austria: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 23.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
23.9%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
26th
of 86 countries
All-time high
29.4%
in 2011
All-time low
23.8%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1998–2017

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

01020301998200720171998: 28.61999: 27.42000: 24.12001: 262002: 26.12003: 282004: 27.62005: 252006: 25.42007: 25.12008: 25.82009: 29.22010: 27.52011: 29.42012: 23.92013: 24.42014: 23.82015: 242016: 24.42017: 23.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Austria is 23.9%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Austria peaked at 29.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2014.

That places Austria 26th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Austria, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 28.6%
1999 27.4% -4.1%
2000 24.1% -11.9%
2001 26.0% +7.7%
2002 26.1% +0.4%
2003 28.0% +7.4%
2004 27.6% -1.6%
2005 25.0% -9.5%
2006 25.4% +1.8%
2007 25.1% -1.1%
2008 25.8% +2.6%
2009 29.2% +13.2%
2010 27.5% -5.6%
2011 29.4% +6.8%
2012 23.9% -18.9%
2013 24.4% +2.3%
2014 23.8% -2.6%
2015 24.0% +1.0%
2016 24.4% +1.6%
2017 23.9% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.0% 27.4% 28.6% 2
2000s 26.2% 24.1% 29.2% 10
2010s 25.2% 23.8% 29.4% 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 23 Kuwait 24.8% compare
  2. 24 Canada 24.6% compare
  3. 25 India 24.4% compare
  4. 27 United States of America 23.8% compare
  5. 28 Japan 23.7% compare
  6. 29 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Austria?
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Austria was 23.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2014.
How does Austria rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
Austria ranks 26th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per upper 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 upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,018 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/