Japan vs Latvia: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary
Japan
87.3%
in 2021
Latvia
87.4%
in 2022
Japan rank
82nd
Latvia rank
80th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 87.4% against 87.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 82nd and Latvia ranks 80th of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 90.9% | 10.9% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 93.0% | 8.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 83.9% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 89.4% | 2.2% | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Latvia, at 87.4% 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 Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia 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 tertiary?
- Japan ranks 82nd and Latvia ranks 80th 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