Italy spends 4.1% of its GDP on its
children's education, well below the European average of 4.8%,
Save the Children Italia said in a report on Wednesday.
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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