Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy
Italy: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.4 for public expenditure on education by education level and programme in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy peaked at 0.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2012.
That places Italy 21st out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4 | — |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.475 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.425 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 20 Switzerland 0.5 compare
- 21 Malta 0.4 compare
- 21 Netherlands 0.4 compare
- 21 Portugal 0.4 compare
- 21 Romania 0.4 compare
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 967,192 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Italy was 0.4 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Italy ranks 21st out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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