Japan - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 33.40
2014 33.08
2016 35.12

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 38.37
2014 37.80
2016 41.98

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 20.00
2014 20.76
2016 19.80

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Japan was 8.73 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 18.05 in 1987, while its lowest value was 8.73 in 1999.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 16.13
1982 15.68
1983 14.89
1987 18.05
1988 17.80
1989 17.64
1993 11.11
1994 11.11
1995 10.37
1998 9.95
1999 8.73

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Japan was 3.43 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 5.60 in 1987, while its lowest value was 3.36 in 1998.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.66
1972 4.01
1973 4.04
1974 4.04
1975 4.67
1976 4.85
1977 4.84
1978 4.89
1979 5.06
1980 5.07
1981 5.06
1982 5.05
1983 4.82
1987 5.60
1988 5.56
1989 5.37
1993 3.43
1994 3.64
1995 3.47
1998 3.36
1999 3.43

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs