Education spending in Japan
Government spending on education in Japan was equal to 3.3% of GDP in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2014.
Japan, 2021
3.3%
Change from 2020
0percentage points
World, 2021
4.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
5.1%
Education spending in Japan over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.3% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 3.6%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 4.2%.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
64.5%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.1%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
3.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
2.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS