Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Italy
Italy: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 7.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Italy, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Italy is 7.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Italy peaked at 9.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2022.
That places Italy 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Exports of goods and services 727.70 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 22.6% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.50 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.02 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 433.02 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 98.1% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 822.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 493.04 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 557.13 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Italy?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Italy was 7.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Italy ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.