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

Japan

3.3%

in 2021

Serbia

3.4%

in 2023

Japan rank

133rd

Serbia rank

130th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Serbia currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Serbia ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 133rd and Serbia ranks 130th 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.