El Salvador vs Japan: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage
El Salvador
0.6%
in 2024
Japan
0.7%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
72nd
Japan rank
71st
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage over time
- El Salvador
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Japan ranks 71st of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage, El Salvador or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.7% against 0.6% in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage between El Salvador and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Japan ranks 71st of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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