Japan vs Latvia: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP
Japan
1.3%
in 2021
Latvia
1.4%
in 2022
Japan rank
88th
Latvia rank
86th
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 88th and Latvia ranks 86th of 165 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Japan ranks 88th and Latvia ranks 86th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on 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