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

Latest (2022)
1.2%
Change on year
down 38.2%
World rank
43rd
of 52 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2001
All-time low
1.2%
in 2022
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Italy, 2001–2022

24682001201120222001: 7.42002: 4.32003: 52004: 4.92005: 4.62006: 4.72007: 4.72008: 4.62009: 52010: 5.12011: 5.52012: 62013: 6.12014: 6.22015: 2.72016: 32017: 2.52018: 2.72019: 2.32020: 2.52021: 22022: 1.2

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

Annual values for Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Italy, 2001 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 40 Poland 2.3% compare
  2. 41 Mongolia 1.9% compare
  3. 42 Belarus 1.5% compare
  4. 44 Greece 1.1% compare
  5. 45 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  6. 46 Iceland 0.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
52 places, 586 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release