# Government spending on education (COFOG) in Italy

Government spending on education (COFOG) in Italy was 4% of GDP in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `government_education_expenditure_cofog_gdp_share`
- Place id: `it`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Total expenditure of general government on education (COFOG division 09: pre-primary to tertiary education, education not definable by level, subsidiary services, research and development and other education spending) as a percentage of GDP, from the government accounts by function (ESA 2010).
- Note: A national accounts measure of all government education spending, transfers included. UNESCO and OECD education finance statistics count spending on educational institutions by a different method, so their figures differ.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10a_exp/default/table)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: Eurostat. General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10a_exp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-education-spending-cofog/italy
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_education_expenditure_cofog_gdp_share&place=it

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | 4.1 |
| 2011 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 4.5 |
| 1995 | 4.4 |