Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ in Japan

Japan: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ was 32,548 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
32,548 millions
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
3rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
44,692 millions
in 2013
All-time low
29,141 millions
in 2003
Years of data
18
1998–2017

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ in Japan, 1998–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200720171998: 32.2k millions1999: 29.4k millions2000: 33.0k millions2001: 34.3k millions2002: 30.4k millions2003: 29.1k millions2004: 30.6k millions2005: 32.2k millions2006: 31.4k millions2007: 29.8k millions2008: 29.7k millions2010: 38.1k millions2011: 41.1k millions2012: 44.6k millions2013: 44.7k millions2014: 36.1k millions2016: 29.1k millions2017: 32.5k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Japan recorded 32,548 millions for government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in 2017.

That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in Japan peaked at 44,692 millions in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29,141 millions, in 2003.

Japan ranks 3rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,795 millions 29,377 millions 32,213 millions 2
2000s 31,158 millions 29,141 millions 34,269 millions 9
2010s 38,026 millions 29,142 millions 44,692 millions 7

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 United States of America 158,725 millions compare
  2. 2 Germany 42,836 millions compare
  3. 4 Brazil 27,381 millions compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23,104 millions compare
  5. 6 Australia 13,620 millions compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in Japan?
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in Japan was 32,548 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 44,692 millions in 2013.
What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 29,141 millions in 2003.
How does Japan rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$?
Japan ranks 3rd out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,162 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on lower secondary 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/