Italy vs Spain: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP
Italy
1.7%
in 2022
Spain
1.7%
in 2022
Italy rank
55th
Spain rank
54th
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 55th and Spain ranks 54th of 165 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Italy ranks 55th and Spain ranks 54th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on 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