Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy
Italy: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).
Analysis
In 2023, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Italy ranks 28th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 25 Croatia 0.6% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
- 25 Croatia 0.6% compare
- 29 Switzerland 0.4% compare
- 30 Romania 0.4% compare
- 31 Netherlands 0.4% compare
- 31 Netherlands 0.4% compare
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 6,497 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1328 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 5,750 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,875 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,849 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy was 0.4% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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