All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 82.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
82.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
23rd
of 102 countries
All-time high
82.2%
in 2017
All-time low
75.5%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 82.2% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 23rd out of 102 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 75.5% | — |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 20 India 83.1%
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.8% compare
- 22 Oman 82.5% compare
- 24 Gambia 82.1%
- 25 Switzerland 81.5% compare
- 26 Kuwait 81.0% compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Afghanistan?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Afghanistan was 82.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2010.
- How does Afghanistan rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 102 countries with data for 2017.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release