Afghanistan vs Bahrain: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
Afghanistan
2.3%
in 2018
Bahrain
2.2%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
159th
Bahrain rank
160th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Bahrain ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 159th and Bahrain ranks 160th of 185 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp, Afghanistan or Bahrain?
- Afghanistan, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Bahrain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp between Afghanistan and Bahrain?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bahrain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Bahrain rank globally for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 159th and Bahrain ranks 160th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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