{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-education-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-education-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-education-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Japan Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) (2021)","description":"Japan's Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP): 3.3 % of GDP in 2021, unchanged YoY. 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Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1971–2021 (42 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.5 % of GDP in 1987 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.1 in 2018. The latest reading of 3.3 in 2021 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}