Japan vs Norway: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in
Japan
88.4%
in 2021
Norway
87.6%
in 2022
Japan rank
87th
Norway rank
90th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 88.4% against 87.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 87th and Norway ranks 90th of 107 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.2% | 91.2% | 4.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.7% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 86.7% | 4.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.1% | 0.4% | 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, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 88.4% against 87.6% in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in between Japan and Norway?
- 0.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Japan ranks 87th and Norway ranks 90th of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-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