Education expenditure in the budget in Japan in 1998 — 9.97%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 87. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 6.16 pp.
1981–1998 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.97 | — |
| 1995 | 10.38 | −0.73 pp |
| 1994 | 11.11 | −0.01 pp |
| 1993 | 11.11 | — |
| 1989 | 17.64 | −0.15 pp |
| 1988 | 17.8 | −0.26 pp |
| 1987 | 18.05 | — |
| 1983 | 14.89 | −0.79 pp |
| 1982 | 15.68 | −0.45 pp |
| 1981 | 16.13 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
