MOFA: [Sectoral Development Policy] Education: Statistics

Last Updated: November 19, 2007

International Comparison (Calendar Year)

- ODA Commitments of Major Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Countries: Top Six Countries: 2003-2005*

Country	2003	2004	2005	Total	%
France	1128	1366	1134	3628	21%
Japan	989	1274	805	3068	17%
Germany	984	1084	405	2472	14%
United States	278	582	694	1553	9%
United Kingdom	313	785	257	1355	8%
The Netherlands	127	386	618	1131	6%
Other Countries	1458	1316	1568	4342	25%
Total	5275	6793	5482	17550	100%

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)
Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- Trends in ODA Commitments of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- ODA Commitments Ratio of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- ODA Commitments Volume and Ratio of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC·CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

(Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

* Based on annual totals

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Region: 2003-2005*

Region	Commitments	Subregion	Commitments
Asia	2133	Far East Asia	1791
		South and Central Asia	292
		Middle East	49
		Asia Regional/Multicountry	2
Africa	536	South of Sahara	327
		North of Sahara	208
		Africa Regional/Multicountry	1
America	192	South America	112
		North and Central America	80
		America Regional/Multicountry	0.2
Oceania	49
Europe	34
Other	124
Total	3068

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)
* Based on annual totals

Note:	1)	Commitments exclude aid to Eastern Europe and graduated countries.
	2)	"Other" includes regions unspecified.
	3)	Regions are categorized based on the categorization used for DAC statistics. "Far East Asia" also includes Southeast Asia.

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Category: 2003-2005*

Category	Commitments
Higher Education	1911
Education Policy and Administrative Management	388
Primary Education	289
Secondary Education	143
Vocational Education	123
Educational Facilities and Training	90
Basic Life Skills for Youths and Adults	80
Advanced Tech. and Managerial Training	22
Teacher Training	21
Educational Research	0.6
Early Childhood Education	0.2
Total	3068

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

* Based on annual totals

Note:	1)	Commitments include grant aid, Japanese ODA loan, and technical cooperation.
	2)	Japan has been reporting its commitments for Technical Cooperation to DAC since 2003.
	3)	Total may not add up due to rounding off.

Photo from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Handbook (MOFA, 2005)