Italy vs Netherlands: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Italy
0.4%
in 2022
Netherlands
0.4%
in 2022
Italy rank
59th
Netherlands rank
61st
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 61st of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Italy ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 61st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary 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