Germany vs Italy: Government expenditure per student, secondary

Germany
23.0%
in 2016
Italy
22.9%
in 2015
Germany rank
32nd
Italy rank
33rd

Government expenditure per student, secondary over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
0102030199820072016

How they compare

Germany currently reports 23.0% against 22.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.

Germany ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 33rd of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 20.1% 26.5% 6.4% Italy
2000s 21.6% 25.3% 3.7% Italy
2010s 23.2% 22.8% 0.3% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, secondary, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 23.0% against 22.9% in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, secondary between Germany and Italy?
0.1%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for government expenditure per student, secondary?
Germany ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 33rd of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs Italy: Government expenditure per student, secondary. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-secondary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/germany/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-secondary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/germany/italy/">Germany vs Italy: Government expenditure per student, secondary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)
Unit
% of GDP per capita
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 1,539 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.