Japan vs Spain: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Japan

10.0%

in 1998

Spain

9.9%

in 2022

Japan rank

150th

Spain rank

153rd

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Japan currently reports 10.0% against 9.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 150th and Spain ranks 153rd of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.