Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Italy
Italy: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Italy, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.2% for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 38.2% on the previous year and down 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Italy peaked at 7.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
That places Italy 43rd out of 52 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.4% | — |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -55.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 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 household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Italy?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Italy was 1.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Italy ranks 43rd out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.7%. 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 household funding per tertiary 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