Italy vs Korea: Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$

Italy
14,745 millions
in 2017
Korea
13,291 millions
in 2016
Italy rank
11th
Korea rank
12th

Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ over time

  • Italy
  • Korea
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 14,745 millions against 13,291 millions in Korea, a difference of 1,454 millions.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 11th and Korea ranks 12th of 158 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 893.12 millions 87.74 millions 805.38 millions Italy
1980s 3,863 millions 480.7 millions 3,382 millions Italy
1990s 8,796 millions 1,460 millions 7,336 millions Italy
2010s 13,796 millions 13,183 millions 613.25 millions Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education, us$, Italy or Korea?
Italy, at 14,745 millions against 13,291 millions in Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ between Italy and Korea?
1,454 millions, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Italy and Korea rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education, us$?
Italy ranks 11th and Korea ranks 12th of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 3,257 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/