Brazil vs Italy: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage

Brazil
1.0%
in 2022
Italy
1.1%
in 2022
Brazil rank
20th
Italy rank
17th

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage over time

  • Brazil
  • Italy
0.40.60.811.21.4199820102022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.

Brazil ranks 20th and Italy ranks 17th of 122 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5% 1.2% 0.7% Italy
2000s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Italy
2010s 1.1% 1.1% 0.0% Italy
2020s 1.0% 1.2% 0.2% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage, Brazil or Italy?
Italy, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage between Brazil and Italy?
0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Brazil ranks 20th and Italy ranks 17th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on upper 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

Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,708 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release