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

France
30,026 millions
in 2017
Japan
54,954 millions
in 2017
France rank
5th
Japan rank
2nd

Government expenditure on primary education, US$ over time

  • France
  • Japan
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019932017

How they compare

Japan currently reports 54,954 millions against 30,026 millions in France, a difference of 24,928 millions.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times France's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 151 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 3,510 millions 9,157 millions 5,647 millions Japan
1980s 7,940 millions 28,408 millions 20,468 millions Japan
1990s 16,156 millions 57,417 millions 41,260 millions Japan
2010s 30,026 millions 54,954 millions 24,928 millions Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on primary education, us$, France or Japan?
Japan, at 54,954 millions against 30,026 millions in France as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education, us$ between France and Japan?
24,928 millions, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do France and Japan rank globally for government expenditure on primary education, us$?
France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Japan: Government expenditure on primary education, US$. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-primary-education-us-millions/france/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-primary-education-us-millions/france/japan/">France vs Japan: Government expenditure on primary education, US$</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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/