Funding of education in Italy
Italy: Funding of education was 80.9 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Latest (2011)
80.9
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
82.5
in 2001
All-time low
75.6
in 1999
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Italy, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for funding of education in Italy is 80.9, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Italy peaked at 82.5 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 75.6, in 1999.
Italy ranks 9th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Funding of education in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.6 | — |
| 2000 | 80.6 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 82.5 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 79.9 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 80.4 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.7 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 79.6 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.5 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 81.8 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.9 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.2 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 80.5 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.9 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.6 | 75.6 | 75.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.81 | 79.6 | 82.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Italy?
- Funding of education in Italy was 80.9 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5 in 2001.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6 in 1999.
- How does Italy rank for funding of education?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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