Japan vs Latvia: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary
Japan
87.8%
in 2021
Latvia
87.7%
in 2022
Japan rank
102nd
Latvia rank
103rd
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.8% against 87.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 102nd and Latvia ranks 103rd of 126 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.6% | 95.9% | 8.3% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 88.9% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.2% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 83.8% | 3.7% | 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 secondary, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 87.8% against 87.7% in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary?
- Japan ranks 102nd and Latvia ranks 103rd of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 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