Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Japan
Japan: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary was 13.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Japan, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 13.1% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Japan peaked at 17.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2008.
Japan ranks 20th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.1% | 17.1% | 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 capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Japan?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Japan was 13.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 124 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release