How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Italy?

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Italy: Expenditure on secondary education

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

34.7%

in 2013

Italy

42.7%

in 2015

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

11th

Italy rank

14th

Expenditure on secondary education over time

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 42.7% against 34.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Italy ranks 14th of 24 groups.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31.5%	43.1%	11.6%	Italy
2010s	33.3%	42.8%	9.5%	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on secondary education, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Italy?: Italy, at 42.7% against 34.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in expenditure on secondary education between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Italy?: 8.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Italy?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2013.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Italy rank globally for expenditure on secondary education?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Italy ranks 14th of 24 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit: % of government expenditure on education
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 3,100 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.