Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Italy

Italy: Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student was 8,370 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,370
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
13th
of 30 countries
All-time high
8,370
in 2023
All-time low
4,561
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Italy, 2012–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2012201720232012: 4.6k2013: 4.6k2014: 4.8k2015: 4.6k2016: 5.3k2017: 6.0k2018: 6.9k2019: 7.1k2020: 6.5k2021: 6.7k2022: 7.2k2023: 8.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 8,370 for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Italy peaked at 8,370 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,561, in 2012.

Italy ranks 13th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation in Italy, 2012 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2012 4,561
2013 4,650 +1.9%
2014 4,754 +2.2%
2015 4,641 -2.4%
2016 5,279 +13.7%
2017 6,028 +14.2%
2018 6,874 +14.0%
2019 7,088 +3.1%
2020 6,498 -8.3%
2021 6,738 +3.7%
2022 7,204 +6.9%
2023 8,370 +16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5,484 4,561 7,088 8
2020s 7,202 6,498 8,370 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 10 Austria 11,774 compare
  2. 11 Netherlands 11,719 compare
  3. 12 France 8,493 compare
  4. 14 Estonia 7,811 compare
  5. 15 Slovenia 7,731 compare
  6. 16 Malta 7,680 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Italy?
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Italy was 8,370 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 8,370 in 2023.
What is the lowest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 4,561 in 2012.
How does Italy rank for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student?
Italy ranks 13th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 350 data points, 2012–2023
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