Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Austria
- Data from June 2017. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: July 2018.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Austria.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
In 2016, Austria continued to meet both of its education targets, with only 6.9 % of pupils leaving school early and 40.1 % of 30 to 34 year olds having completed tertiary education. Since 2009, Austria has continuously met its primary energy consumption target and in 2015 the country moved to within reaching distance of its renewable energy target. With a 74.8 % employment rate in 2016, the country was closer to its national target of 77 % than the EU was to its overall target of 75 %. Despite having one of the highest R&D intensities (R&D expenditure as a share of GDP) across the EU, in 2015 Austria was still 0.7 percentage points away from its target, partly because this target was very ambitious to begin with. In spite of a 15.2 % reduction in GHG emissions in non-ETS by 2015 compared to 1990 levels, the country remained further from its national target than the EU was from its overall target. Progress in the area of poverty reduction has been slow since 2008; Austria would need to raise about 87 000 people out of the risk of poverty and social exclusion to meet its Europe 2020 commitment.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Main tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s agenda for jobs and growth for the current decade. It emphasises smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as a way to strengthen the EU economy and prepare its structure for the challenges of the next decade. As a main objective, the strategy strives to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics