Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Italy
Italy: Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Italy, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 13.0% for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in 2024.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Italy peaked at 47.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2022.
Italy ranks 26th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.0% | — |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +58.6% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -47.5% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +53.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +80.9% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -69.4% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.8% | 11.7% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 11.5% | 37.6% | 5 |
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 percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Italy?
- Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Italy was 13.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release