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Japan: Current education expenditure, primary

86.94percent · 2021+1.1% since 2011

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Annual figures for Japan from 1998 to 2021.

19982021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202186.936
202082.874
201984.513
201887.978
201787.379
201687.403
201585.552
201484.982
201385.349
201286.935
201185.982
201086.581
200890.747
200790.179
200690.415
200590.049
200489.66
200389.368
200289.119
200189.083
200089.196
199988.422
199888.935

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, primary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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