Afghanistan vs Puerto Rico: Government expenditure on education, total
Afghanistan
15.7%
in 2017
Puerto Rico
16.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
53rd
Puerto Rico rank
50th
Government expenditure on education, total 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 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Afghanistan or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 16.0% against 15.7% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total 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 government expenditure on education, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 50th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.