Japan vs Netherlands: Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational)
Japan
0.5%
in 2011
Netherlands
0.5%
in 2021
Japan rank
7th
Netherlands rank
5th
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 60 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational), Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2011.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational)?
- Japan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) 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