Afghanistan vs Singapore: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
Afghanistan
2.3%
in 2018
Singapore
2.1%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
159th
Singapore rank
161st
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Singapore
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 159th and Singapore ranks 161st of 185 countries.
Singapore 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 Singapore?
- Afghanistan, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Singapore as of 2018.
- What is the difference in initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp between Afghanistan and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Singapore?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Singapore rank globally for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 159th and Singapore ranks 161st 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