Education share of public spending in Japan
Education made up 10.0% of government spending in Japan in 1998. The value for 1998 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1981.
The latest value for Japan is for 1998. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Japan, 1998
10.0%
Change from 1995
−0.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 1998
12.1%
Education share of public spending in Japan over time
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% of total government expenditure. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
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In short
- The previous available figure was 10.4% in 1995, a change of −0.4 percentage points.
- Since 1981, when it was 16.1%, the figure has changed by −6.2 percentage points.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Education spending
3.3%
2021 · 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
Primary net enrolment
99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS