Japan vs Netherlands: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower
Japan
87.2%
in 2021
Netherlands
88.6%
in 2022
Japan rank
85th
Netherlands rank
82nd
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 88.6% against 87.2% in Japan, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 85th and Netherlands ranks 82nd of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.6% | 91.8% | 4.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 86.6% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 88.1% | 2.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 88.5% | 2.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 88.6% against 87.2% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower between Japan and Netherlands?
- 1.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Japan ranks 85th and Netherlands ranks 82nd of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release