In Italy, spending on tertiary education oscillated between five and six billion euros from 2001 to 2022. However, the gap with EU's public expenditure on university dramatically increased. In 2001, other European countries invested in their tertiary education system an average of 59 billion euros more than Italy. In 2022, this difference reached 117 billion euros. Therefore, insufficient public investments can explain why Italy is one of the countries with the smallest share of the population holding a university degree in Europe.
Public expenditure on tertiary education in Italy compared to the average of the European Union from 2001 to 2022
(in million euros)
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Eurostat. (July 22, 2024). Public expenditure on tertiary education in Italy compared to the average of the European Union from 2001 to 2022 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483461/tertiary-education-spending-in-italy-and-eu/
Eurostat. "Public expenditure on tertiary education in Italy compared to the average of the European Union from 2001 to 2022 (in million euros)." Chart. July 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483461/tertiary-education-spending-in-italy-and-eu/
Eurostat. (2024). Public expenditure on tertiary education in Italy compared to the average of the European Union from 2001 to 2022 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483461/tertiary-education-spending-in-italy-and-eu/
Eurostat. "Public Expenditure on Tertiary Education in Italy Compared to The Average of The European Union from 2001 to 2022 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483461/tertiary-education-spending-in-italy-and-eu/
Eurostat, Public expenditure on tertiary education in Italy compared to the average of the European Union from 2001 to 2022 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483461/tertiary-education-spending-in-italy-and-eu/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Public expenditure on tertiary education in Italy compared to the average of the European Union from 2001 to 2022 (in million euros) [Graph], Eurostat, July 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483461/tertiary-education-spending-in-italy-and-eu/
