Japan vs Norway: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower
Japan
87.2%
in 2021
Norway
86.5%
in 2022
Japan rank
85th
Norway rank
88th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.2% against 86.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 85th and Norway ranks 88th of 104 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 87.1% | 1.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 84.1% | 1.6% | Japan |
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 Norway?
- Japan, at 87.2% against 86.5% in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower between Japan and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Japan ranks 85th and Norway ranks 88th 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