Japan vs Spain: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary
Japan
87.3%
in 2021
Spain
85.9%
in 2022
Japan rank
82nd
Spain rank
84th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.3% against 85.9% in Spain, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 84th of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 78.0% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 80.5% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 86.8% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 0.0% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Japan, at 87.3% against 85.9% in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary between Japan and Spain?
- 1.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Japan ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 84th 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