Education spending in Italy well below EU average - report
Italy spends 4.1 per cent of its GDP on children’s education, well below the European average of 4.8 per cent, Save the Children Italia said in a report on Wednesday.
This comes just after a report that found Italy’s healthcare funding to also be below average. (Photo: AAP)
This comes just after a report that found Italy’s healthcare funding to also be below average. (Photo: AAP)
The report said this lack of investment caused several problems, including a shortage of nursery places and shortfalls in the number of schools that offer school lunches and full-time programmes to help families in which both parents work.
It said that, while the school sector was a focus of attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, spending on non-higher education has fallen since the end of the health emergency.
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