How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Latvia: Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public

Japan

87.4%

in 2017

Latvia

87.7%

in 2017

Japan rank

106th

Latvia rank

103rd

Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public over time

Japan
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 87.7% against 87.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.

Japan ranks 106th and Latvia ranks 103rd of 113 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.4%	96.4%	8.0%	Latvia
2000s	89.7%	87.5%	2.3%	Japan
2010s	86.8%	86.7%	0.1%	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public, Japan or Latvia?: Latvia, at 87.7% against 87.4% in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public between Japan and Latvia?: 0.3%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public?: Japan ranks 106th and Latvia ranks 103rd of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 123 places, 1,417 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Current expenditure 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). Divide all current expenditure in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/