Italy vs Kenya: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Italy
4.1%
in 2022
Kenya
4.0%
in 2024
Italy rank
106th
Kenya rank
108th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Italy
- Kenya
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Italy ranks 106th and Kenya ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 6.3% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.9% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.8% | 0.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Italy or Kenya?
- Italy, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Italy and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Kenya rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Italy ranks 106th and Kenya ranks 108th 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.