Japan vs Latvia: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage
Japan
0.7%
in 2021
Latvia
0.6%
in 2022
Japan rank
71st
Latvia rank
74th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 71st and Latvia ranks 74th of 116 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 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Japan ranks 71st and Latvia ranks 74th 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