Government expenditure per student, primary in Italy
Italy: Government expenditure per student, primary was 19.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, primary in Italy, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Italy recorded 19.5% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Italy peaked at 24.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2016.
That places Italy 35th out of 122 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.2% | — |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 22.2% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 21.4% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.5% | 22.8% | 7 |
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 government expenditure per student, primary in Italy?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Italy was 19.5% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.