Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Italy

Italy: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ was 17,027 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
17,027 millions
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
8th
of 92 countries
All-time high
17,027 millions
in 2017
All-time low
12,134 millions
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Italy, 1998–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200720171998: 12.1k millions1999: 12.8k millions2000: 12.9k millions2001: 14.9k millions2002: 14.2k millions2003: 13.8k millions2004: 13.5k millions2005: 13.6k millions2006: 15.4k millions2007: 14.5k millions2008: 16.3k millions2009: 16.0k millions2010: 15.3k millions2011: 14.9k millions2012: 15.4k millions2013: 15.1k millions2014: 15.1k millions2015: 15.7k millions2016: 15.4k millions2017: 17.0k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Italy recorded 17,027 millions for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Italy peaked at 17,027 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12,134 millions, in 1998.

That places Italy 8th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,475 millions 12,134 millions 12,817 millions 2
2000s 14,517 millions 12,903 millions 16,350 millions 10
2010s 15,502 millions 14,883 millions 17,027 millions 8

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 5 India 32,327 millions compare
  2. 6 United Kingdom 24,847 millions compare
  3. 7 Mexico 19,704 millions compare
  4. 9 Spain 13,494 millions compare
  5. 10 Indonesia 13,247 millions compare
  6. 11 Argentina 13,207 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Italy?
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Italy was 17,027 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 17,027 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 12,134 millions in 1998.
How does Italy rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$?
Italy ranks 8th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,122 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on lower secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in 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 PPP$. 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/