Italy vs Switzerland: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Italy
0.4%
in 2022
Switzerland
0.4%
in 2022
Italy rank
59th
Switzerland rank
56th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 56th of 169 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Italy ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 56th 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