Georgia vs Italy: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Georgia
4.0%
in 2024
Italy
4.1%
in 2022
Georgia rank
109th
Italy rank
106th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Georgia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Georgia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 109th and Italy ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 4.5% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.1% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Georgia or Italy?
- Italy, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Georgia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Georgia and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Georgia and Italy rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Georgia ranks 109th and Italy ranks 106th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.