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Education spending to GDP: compare countries

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Education spending to GDP by country

Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Education spending to GDP: latest observations by country
Date	United States	Japan
Dec 31, 1998	—	3.3%
Dec 31, 1999	—	3.4%
Dec 31, 2000	—	3.5%
Dec 31, 2001	—	3.4%
Dec 31, 2002	—	3.4%
Dec 31, 2003	—	3.5%
Dec 31, 2004	—	3.4%
Dec 31, 2005	—	3.3%
Dec 31, 2006	—	3.3%
Dec 31, 2007	—	3.3%
Dec 31, 2008	—	3.3%
Dec 31, 2009	—	—
Dec 31, 2010	—	3.6%
Dec 31, 2011	—	3.6%
Dec 31, 2012	—	3.4%
Dec 31, 2013	—	3.4%
Dec 31, 2014	—	3.4%
Dec 31, 2015	4.9%	3.3%
Dec 31, 2016	4.8%	3.1%
Dec 31, 2017	5.1%	3.1%
Dec 31, 2018	4.9%	3.1%
Dec 31, 2019	5.0%	3.2%
Dec 31, 2020	5.4%	3.3%
Dec 31, 2021	5.4%	3.3%