Japan vs Romania: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Japan

3.3%

in 2021

Romania

3.3%

in 2022

Japan rank

133rd

Romania rank

136th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Japan currently reports 3.3% against 3.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 133rd and Romania ranks 136th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.