Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Italy
Italy: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary was 90.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Italy, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 90.8% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in 2022.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Italy peaked at 93.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1998.
Italy ranks 61st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 81.7% | — |
| 2000 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 82.8% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 85.0% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.4% | 90.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Italy?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Italy was 90.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Italy ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release