Education spending in Italy
Italy: Education spending was 4.07 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Italy, 1913–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.07 for education spending in 2022.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Italy peaked at 4.76 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1913.
That places Italy 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Education spending in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 0.6 | — |
| 1937 | 1.6 | +166.7% |
| 1960 | 3.6 | +125.0% |
| 1970 | 3.36 | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 2.89 | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 3.83 | +32.3% |
| 1975 | 3.7 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 3.91 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 3.77 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 4.15 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 4.4 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 4.48 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.76 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 4.68 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 4.64 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.58 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.72 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.42 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 4.31 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.44 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.44 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.5 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.28 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.63 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 4.42 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.53 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.37 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.22 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 4.09 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 4.37 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 4.32 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.09 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.03 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.12 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.04 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.05 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 4.03 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 4.24 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 4.08 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.42 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 4.17 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 4.07 | -2.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 92% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4.07 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | +166.7% | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 1960 | +125.0% | 1.6 | 3.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.66 | 2.89 | 4.15 | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.59 | 4.4 | 4.76 | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.47 | 4.31 | 4.72 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.39 | 4.09 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 | 3.8 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 | 4.07 | 4.42 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Italy?
- Education spending in Italy was 4.07 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 in 1984.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1913.
- How does Italy rank for education spending?
- Italy ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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