Japan vs Korea: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary
Japan
87.3%
in 2021
Korea
87.3%
in 2022
Japan rank
82nd
Korea rank
81st
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 87.3% against 87.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 82nd and Korea ranks 81st of 113 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.2% | 67.2% | 15.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.0% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.4% | 1.8% | 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 tertiary, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 87.3% against 87.3% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary between Japan and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Japan ranks 82nd and Korea ranks 81st of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 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