Italy vs Lithuania: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Italy
0.9%
in 2022
Lithuania
0.9%
in 2022
Italy rank
68th
Lithuania rank
70th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Italy
- Lithuania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 70th of 173 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Italy or Lithuania?
- Italy, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Italy and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lithuania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Lithuania rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Italy ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 70th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary 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