Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Japan in 2021 — 3.34%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 168. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 0.24 pp.
1971–2021 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.34 | +0.03 pp |
| 2020 | 3.31 | +0.15 pp |
| 2019 | 3.16 | +0.08 pp |
| 2018 | 3.08 | −0.05 pp |
| 2017 | 3.13 | −0.02 pp |
| 2016 | 3.15 | −0.17 pp |
| 2015 | 3.31 | −0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.42 | +0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 3.41 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 3.42 | −0.19 pp |
| 2011 | 3.61 | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 3.6 | — |
| 2008 | 3.27 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 3.28 | +0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.28 | −0.04 pp |
| 2005 | 3.31 | −0.11 pp |
| 2004 | 3.43 | −0.04 pp |
| 2003 | 3.47 | +0.06 pp |
| 2002 | 3.41 | +0.01 pp |
| 2001 | 3.4 | −0.06 pp |
| 2000 | 3.46 | +0.08 pp |
| 1999 | 3.38 | +0.08 pp |
| 1998 | 3.3 | — |
| 1995 | 3.4 | −0.17 pp |
| 1994 | 3.57 | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 3.37 | — |
| 1989 | 5.27 | −0.18 pp |
| 1988 | 5.45 | −0.04 pp |
| 1987 | 5.49 | — |
| 1983 | 4.72 | −0.22 pp |
| 1982 | 4.94 | −0.02 pp |
| 1981 | 4.96 | −0 pp |
| 1980 | 4.96 | +0.01 pp |
| 1979 | 4.95 | +0.16 pp |
| 1978 | 4.79 | +0.05 pp |
| 1977 | 4.74 | −0.01 pp |
| 1976 | 4.75 | +0.18 pp |
| 1975 | 4.57 | +0.62 pp |
| 1974 | 3.95 | −0 pp |
| 1973 | 3.96 | +0.03 pp |
| 1972 | 3.93 | +0.35 pp |
| 1971 | 3.58 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
