Italy - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Italy was 23.95 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 29.99 in 1975, while its lowest value was 20.47 in 1983.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 29.23
1975 29.99
1976 27.82
1978 28.92
1979 27.89
1983 20.47
1984 22.13
1985 21.87
1986 20.73
1988 22.70
1993 21.23
1994 22.75
1995 23.54
1996 23.27
1998 24.64
1999 25.82
2000 25.82
2001 24.08
2002 25.82
2003 25.65
2004 25.80
2005 24.58
2006 25.06
2007 25.08
2008 25.23
2009 25.18
2010 24.98
2011 24.73
2012 23.98
2013 24.40
2014 24.49
2015 24.97
2016 23.95

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Italy was 42.74 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 48.71 in 2001, while its lowest value was 33.65 in 1986.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 38.50
1975 41.80
1976 44.17
1978 47.73
1979 40.45
1983 36.97
1984 34.46
1985 33.99
1986 33.65
1988 44.51
1993 48.06
1994 47.62
1995 46.71
1996 48.09
1998 46.78
1999 46.09
2000 46.09
2001 48.71
2002 46.09
2003 47.05
2004 46.01
2005 46.50
2006 46.24
2007 45.07
2008 44.59
2009 43.11
2010 42.94
2011 42.47
2012 42.97
2013 42.70
2014 42.41
2015 42.74

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Italy was 19.12 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 19.59 in 2014, while its lowest value was 8.98 in 1979.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 10.04
1971 11.75
1974 10.28
1975 13.39
1976 11.97
1978 10.36
1979 8.98
1983 12.04
1984 13.29
1985 14.59
1986 15.03
1988 16.03
1993 16.89
1994 16.06
1995 15.73
1996 15.95
1998 16.29
1999 18.50
2000 18.50
2001 16.36
2002 18.50
2003 16.42
2004 16.92
2005 17.24
2006 16.99
2007 17.68
2008 18.33
2009 18.27
2010 18.76
2011 19.36
2012 19.26
2013 19.57
2014 19.59
2015 18.60
2016 19.12

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Italy was 8.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 9.82 in 2001, while its lowest value was 7.77 in 2016.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1993 8.72
1994 8.24
1995 8.60
1996 9.12
1998 9.24
1999 9.55
2000 9.22
2001 9.82
2002 9.49
2003 9.63
2004 9.35
2005 8.97
2006 9.47
2007 8.77
2008 9.17
2009 8.85
2010 8.68
2011 8.37
2012 8.02
2013 8.13
2014 7.99
2015 8.10
2016 7.77
2017 8.30
2018 8.80

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Italy was 4.26 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 4.77 in 1984, while its lowest value was 2.90 in 1971.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 3.37
1971 2.90
1974 3.84
1975 3.71
1976 3.92
1978 3.78
1979 4.16
1983 4.49
1984 4.77
1985 4.69
1986 4.65
1988 4.59
1993 4.73
1994 4.43
1995 4.32
1996 4.45
1998 4.45
1999 4.51
2000 4.29
2001 4.65
2002 4.43
2003 4.54
2004 4.39
2005 4.24
2006 4.53
2007 4.11
2008 4.39
2009 4.52
2010 4.33
2011 4.12
2012 4.06
2013 4.14
2014 4.06
2015 4.07
2016 3.82
2017 4.04
2018 4.26

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs