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

18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Japan: Government expenditure on primary education, US$

Brazil

32,540 millions

in 2017

Japan

54,954 millions

in 2017

Brazil rank

4th

Japan rank

2nd

Government expenditure on primary education, US$ over time

Brazil
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 54,954 millions against 32,540 millions in Brazil, a difference of 22,414 millions.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 151 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,817 millions	55,332 millions	42,515 millions	Japan
2000s	13,792 millions	55,504 millions	41,712 millions	Japan
2010s	37,950 millions	64,952 millions	27,002 millions	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on primary education, us$, Brazil or Japan?: Japan, at 54,954 millions against 32,540 millions in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education, us$ between Brazil and Japan?: 22,414 millions, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for government expenditure on primary education, us$?: Brazil ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions)
Unit: millions
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 2,967 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on primary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/