Italy vs Niger: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Italy
4.1%
in 2022
Niger
4.1%
in 2023
Italy rank
106th
Niger rank
104th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Italy
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 4.1% against 4.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 106th and Niger ranks 104th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Italy or Niger?
- Niger, at 4.1% against 4.1% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Italy and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Niger?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Niger rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 106th and Niger ranks 104th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.