Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Italy
Italy: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Italy, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Italy stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.5% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Italy peaked at 1.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Italy 71st out of 87 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -57.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Italy?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Italy was 0.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Italy ranks 71st out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release