Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Italy
Italy: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 20.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Italy, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Italy recorded 20.0% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Italy peaked at 29.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2022.
Italy ranks 40th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.8% | — |
| 1999 | 27.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 26.8% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 24.6% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 21.5% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.0% | 21.6% | 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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Italy?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Italy was 20.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release