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Government spending on education, share of GDP in Japan

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Japan was 3.3% of GDP in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is unchanged from 2020.

2021, % of GDP3.3
Change on 20200 pts
Series high5.51987
Series low3.12018

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Japan, 1971 to 2021

33.544.555.5197119771983199520032010201620211971: 3.6 % of GDP1972: 3.9 % of GDP1973: 4 % of GDP1974: 4 % of GDP1975: 4.6 % of GDP1976: 4.7 % of GDP1977: 4.7 % of GDP1978: 4.8 % of GDP1979: 5 % of GDP1980: 5 % of GDP1981: 5 % of GDP1982: 4.9 % of GDP1983: 4.7 % of GDP1987: 5.5 % of GDP1988: 5.5 % of GDP1989: 5.3 % of GDP1993: 3.4 % of GDP1994: 3.6 % of GDP1995: 3.4 % of GDP1998: 3.3 % of GDP1999: 3.4 % of GDP2000: 3.5 % of GDP2001: 3.4 % of GDP2002: 3.4 % of GDP2003: 3.5 % of GDP2004: 3.4 % of GDP2005: 3.3 % of GDP2006: 3.3 % of GDP2007: 3.3 % of GDP2008: 3.3 % of GDP2010: 3.6 % of GDP2011: 3.6 % of GDP2012: 3.4 % of GDP2013: 3.4 % of GDP2014: 3.4 % of GDP2015: 3.3 % of GDP2016: 3.1 % of GDP2017: 3.1 % of GDP2018: 3.1 % of GDP2019: 3.2 % of GDP2020: 3.3 % of GDP2021: 3.3 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 42 values
Period% of GDP
20213.3
20203.3
20193.2
20183.1
20173.1
20163.1
20153.3
20143.4
20133.4
20123.4
20113.6
20103.6
20083.3
20073.3
20063.3
20053.3
20043.4
20033.5
20023.4
20013.4
20003.5
19993.4
19983.3
19953.4
19943.6
19933.4
19895.3
19885.5
19875.5
19834.7
19824.9
19815
19805
19795
19784.8
19774.7
19764.7
19754.6
19744
19734
19723.9
19713.6

Rankings

Definition

General government expenditure on education at all levels (current, capital and transfers), as a percentage of GDP. Includes spending funded by international transfers to government. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Government spending only: fees and other money paid by households and private bodies are left out, so countries where families pay a large share show lower values. For some countries UIS takes the figure from government budget documents, so a recent year can be revised when final accounts come in. Countries only; UIS publishes no World figure.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the government spending on education, share of GDP in Japan?

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Japan was 3.3% of GDP in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is unchanged from 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government spending on education, share of GDP in Japan?

5.5% of GDP in 1987, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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