Bulgaria vs Japan: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Bulgaria
0.7%
in 2022
Japan
0.7%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
92nd
Japan rank
91st
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 92nd and Japan ranks 91st of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
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, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 92nd 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
February 2026 Data Release