Italy's expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) was 42.74% in 2015, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 3.76 percentage points from 46.5% in 2005.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42.74% | 2015 |
| Five years earlier | 42.94% | 2010 |
| Ten years earlier | 46.5% | 2005 |
| Highest | 48.71% | 2001 |
| Lowest | 33.65% | 1986 |
| Average since 2006 | 43.53% | 2006–2015 |
| First recorded | 38.5% | 1974 |
What the numbers say
In 2015, Italy's expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) rose 0.33 percentage points on 2014 (from 42.41% to 42.74%).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2014), the average change was −0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.01 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.3 percentage points in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.28 percentage points in 1979. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2006 to 2015 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.37 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 72% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2015, Italy had the 2nd highest value of the 17 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 42.74% | 2015 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 37.13% | 2016 |
| High income | 35.58% | 2016 |
Closest to Italy in the 2015 ranking
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Data disaggregated by level of education are estimates in some instances. It is often difficult to separate lower from upper secondary education expenditure, or pre-primary from primary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 32 values
| Year | Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.74 |
| 2014 | 42.41 |
| 2013 | 42.7 |
| 2012 | 42.97 |
| 2011 | 42.47 |
| 2010 | 42.94 |
| 2009 | 43.11 |
| 2008 | 44.59 |
| 2007 | 45.07 |
| 2006 | 46.24 |
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in nearby economies
More education data for Italy
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 2.63 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils — 4.61 million (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.99 (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.99 (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)
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Questions people ask
- What is Italy's expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)?
- 42.74% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is up 4.24 percentage points from 38.5% in 1974. The highest value was 48.71% in 2001 and the lowest 33.65% in 1986.
- How does Italy rank?
- 2nd highest of 17 economies with data for 2015.
- Is the latest change in expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) unusual for Italy?
- In 2015, Italy's expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) rose 0.33 percentage points on 2014 (from 42.41% to 42.74%). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2014), the average change was −0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.01 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.SECO.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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