All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Japan
Japan: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 70.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Japan, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Japan stood at 70.3%.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Japan peaked at 79.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2020.
That places Japan 92nd out of 118 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.9% | — |
| 1999 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.7% | 78.5% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 78.4% | 79.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 70.1% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 66.8% | 70.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Japan?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Japan was 70.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Japan ranks 92nd out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release