Japan vs Sweden: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation
Japan
65.8%
in 2021
Sweden
65.8%
in 2022
Japan rank
79th
Sweden rank
78th
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 65.8% against 65.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 78th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 60.1% | 9.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 64.0% | 5.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 64.4% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 66.8% | 1.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 65.8% against 65.8% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Japan ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 78th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.