Education, Science & Research · Fiscal year 2025

Education

Primary, secondary, and tertiary education, teacher salaries, university research grants, and vocational training.

Actual spend
€20.8B
Planned
€20.8B
Variance
+0.2%
YoY
+6.5%
Fig. 01 · Ten-year line

Solid = actual. Dashed = planned.

Fig. 02 · Income → Spending · 2025

Where every euro comes from, where it goes.

Bands on the left are revenue sources. Bands on the right are spending categories. The current category, Education, is highlighted.

Total · €121.5B
IncomeSpending
Income Tax → Labour & Pensions: €23.3BIncome Tax → Education: €8.4BIncome Tax → Debt Service: €4.8BIncome Tax → Infrastructure: €4.5BIncome Tax → Public Safety: €2.7BIncome Tax → Defense: €1.8BIncome Tax → Healthcare: €1.1BIncome Tax → Housing: €1.0BIncome Tax → Justice: €1000.0MVAT → Labour & Pensions: €21.6BVAT → Education: €7.7BVAT → Debt Service: €4.5BVAT → Infrastructure: €4.1BVAT → Public Safety: €2.5BVAT → Defense: €1.7BVAT → Healthcare: €1.0BVAT → Housing: €944.3MVAT → Justice: €925.7MCorporate → Labour & Pensions: €6.4BCorporate → Education: €2.3BCorporate → Debt Service: €1.3BCorporate → Infrastructure: €1.2BCorporate → Public Safety: €746.9MCorporate → Defense: €510.5MCorporate → Healthcare: €309.4MCorporate → Housing: €281.8MCorporate → Justice: €276.3MCapital → Labour & Pensions: €4.8BCapital → Education: €1.7BCapital → Debt Service: €992.9MCapital → Infrastructure: €919.6MCapital → Public Safety: €554.8MCapital → Defense: €379.2MCapital → Healthcare: €229.8MCapital → Housing: €209.4MCapital → Justice: €205.2MExcise → Labour & Pensions: €3.4BExcise → Education: €1.2BExcise → Debt Service: €712.2MExcise → Infrastructure: €659.6MExcise → Public Safety: €397.9MExcise → Defense: €272.0MExcise → Healthcare: €164.8MExcise → Housing: €150.2MExcise → Justice: €147.2MEU/Other → Labour & Pensions: €479.5MEU/Other → Education: €171.6MEU/Other → Debt Service: €99.4MEU/Other → Infrastructure: €92.1MEU/Other → Public Safety: €55.5MEU/Other → Defense: €38.0MEU/Other → Healthcare: €23.0MEU/Other → Housing: €21.0MEU/Other → Justice: €20.5MIncome Tax€48.7BVAT€45.1BCorporate€13.5BCapital€10.0BExcise€7.2BEU/Other€1.0BSocial Contrib.€-3.9BLabour & Pensions€58.2BEducation€20.8BDebt Service€12.1BInfrastructure€11.2BPublic Safety€6.7BDefense€4.6BHealthcare€2.8BHousing€2.5BJustice€2.5B

Sub-line breakdown · 2025

30 Bildung
Investment
28.3%
€5.9B
Universitäten (exkl. Klinischer Mehraufwand Klinikbauten)
Investment
25.2%
€5.2B
Salaries
Investment
15.3%
€3.2B
Other
Investment
4.4%
€908.0M
Grundlagenforschung gem. FoFinaG
Investment
4.2%
€878.1M
Statutory social contributions
Investment
4.0%
€830.1M
Gebäudeinfrastruktur
Investment
4.0%
€829.4M
Universities of applied sciences
Investment
2.2%
€466.8M
Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Investment
1.8%
€376.5M
Unterstützungsleistungen für Studierende
Investment
1.6%
€325.0M
Overtime
Investment
1.5%
€302.4M
Arts & culture funding
Investment
1.1%
€228.2M
Federal theatres
Investment
1.0%
€203.9M
Federal museums
Investment
0.8%
€159.1M
Universitäten - Klinischer Mehraufwand Klinikbauten
Investment
0.6%
€134.2M
Severance & jubilee payments
Investment
0.4%
€93.7M
Forschungsförderung für Transformation
Investment
0.4%
€83.8M
Weltraum
Investment
0.4%
€81.3M
Other
Investment
0.4%
€73.6M
Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Investment
0.3%
€71.3M
Austrian Institute of Technology
Investment
0.3%
€67.2M
Salaries
Investment
0.2%
€47.7M
Other
Investment
0.2%
€43.2M
IPCEI RRF microelectronics II & hydrogen
Investment
0.2%
€34.0M
IPCEI RRF microelectronics II & hydrogen
Investment
0.2%
€33.0M
Frauenangelegenheiten und Gleichstellung
Investment
0.2%
€32.9M
Other supplementary fees
Investment
0.1%
€29.3M
Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)
Investment
0.1%
€27.4M
Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)
Investment
0.1%
€22.3M
Salaries
Investment
0.1%
€20.4M
Silicon Austria Labs
Investment
0.1%
€20.1M
Other
Investment
0.1%
€18.1M
Statutory social contributions
Investment
0.1%
€11.4M
Christian Doppler Society
Investment
0.0%
€8.9M
Other
Investment
0.0%
€7.9M
IPCEI Mikroelektronik I u. Batterie
Investment
0.0%
€7.4M
Statutory social contributions
Investment
0.0%
€4.9M
Sonstige Forschungseinrichtungen
Investment
0.0%
€3.8M
Nationale Zusatzmittel IPCEI ME II
Investment
0.0%
€3.1M
Voluntary social benefits
Investment
0.0%
€2.8M
Other supplementary fees
Investment
0.0%
€1.3M
Severance & jubilee payments
Investment
0.0%
€1.1M
Overtime
Investment
0.0%
€919.7K
Severance & jubilee payments
Investment
0.0%
€630.4K
Overtime
Investment
0.0%
€586.0K
Voluntary social benefits
Investment
0.0%
€575.1K
Expense allowances (personnel)
Investment
0.0%
€400.3K
Voluntary social benefits
Investment
0.0%
€391.6K
Other supplementary fees
Investment
0.0%
€271.3K
Expense allowances (personnel)
Investment
0.0%
€126.8K
Expense allowances (personnel)
Investment
0.0%
€111.8K
Other payments — COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
Investment
0.0%
€31.0K
Other payments — COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
Investment
-0.0%
€-368.9K

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