Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Japan
Japan: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Japan, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2.6% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Japan peaked at 4.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
That places Japan 158th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.9% | — |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +38.4% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Japan?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Japan was 2.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Japan ranks 158th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.