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Japan: Current education expenditure, total

87.39percent · 2021-0.1% 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
202187.388
202085.451
201987.181
201889.579
201788.786
201688.66
201587.01
201485.519
201385.209
201287.323
201187.492
201086.731
200890.702
200790.967
200690.54
200590.935
200489.458
200388.9
200289.19
200188.824
200088.11
199987.505
199888.179

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

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