Education share of public spending in Italy
Education made up 7.4% of government spending in Italy in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1988.
Italy, 2022
7.4%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
10.7%
Position in 2022
146th of 156
Education share of public spending in Italy over time
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% of total government expenditure. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.4% |
| 2021 | 7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4% |
| 2018 | 8.8% |
| 2017 | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% |
| 2015 | 8.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% |
| 2013 | 8.1% |
| 2012 | 8.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 8.8% |
| 2008 | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 8.8% |
| 2006 | 9.5% |
| 2005 | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 9.6% |
| 2002 | 9.5% |
| 2001 | 9.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 7.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 8.0%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 156 countries with data for 2022, Italy has the 146th highest value.
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