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Japan: Current education expenditure, tertiary

87.26percent · 2021-0.8% 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
202187.261
202087.09
201989.558
201891.805
201789.918
201689.601
201588.826
201483.49
201380.288
201285.971
201187.944
201081.122
200887.675
200790.477
200688.091
200591.529
200484.843
200382.139
200284.448
200182.706
200079.159
199980.056
199884.313

Source

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

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