Italy vs Norway: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage
Italy
0.6%
in 2022
Norway
0.6%
in 2022
Italy rank
82nd
Norway rank
79th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Norway ahead.
Italy ranks 82nd and Norway ranks 79th of 116 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage, Italy or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage between Italy and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Italy ranks 82nd and Norway ranks 79th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release