Italy - Public spending on education

Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Italy was 9.38 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 11.89 in 1970, while its lowest value was 8.30 in 1985.

Definition: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 11.89
1975 9.44
1979 11.11
1985 8.30
1999 9.64
2000 9.69
2001 10.12
2002 9.75
2003 9.82
2004 9.59
2005 9.20
2006 9.71
2007 8.96
2008 9.38

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP)

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP) in Italy was 4.58 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 4.87 in 1985, while its lowest value was 3.66 in 1970.

Definition: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 3.66
1975 3.96
1979 4.32
1985 4.87
1998 4.64
1999 4.70
2000 4.47
2001 4.86
2002 4.62
2003 4.74
2004 4.58
2005 4.43
2006 4.73
2007 4.29
2008 4.58

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs