Afghanistan vs Puerto Rico: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Afghanistan
15.7%
in 2017
Puerto Rico
16.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
53rd
Puerto Rico rank
50th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Afghanistan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 16.0% against 15.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Afghanistan or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 16.0% against 15.7% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Afghanistan and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Puerto Rico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Puerto Rico rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 50th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release