British Virgin Islands vs Japan: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP

British Virgin Islands
0.8%
in 2023
Japan
0.7%
in 2021
British Virgin Islands rank
89th
Japan rank
91st

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Japan
0.20.40.60.811.2197119972023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 89th and Japan ranks 91st of 173 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% British Virgin Islands
2020s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, British Virgin Islands or Japan?
British Virgin Islands, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between British Virgin Islands and Japan?
0.1%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Japan?
7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do British Virgin Islands and Japan rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
British Virgin Islands ranks 89th and Japan ranks 91st of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary 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

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
173 places, 3,953 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release