Current education expenditure, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Current education expenditure, total was 80.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Current education expenditure, total in Afghanistan, 2010–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current education expenditure, total in Afghanistan is 80.4%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 112th out of 123 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current education expenditure, total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.7% | — |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 109 Hong Kong, China 81.8%
- 110 Turks and Caicos Islands 81.2% compare
- 111 Eritrea 80.4%
- 113 Rwanda 79.0% compare
- 114 Peru 78.5% compare
- 115 Viet Nam 78.1%
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 current education expenditure, total in Afghanistan?
- Current education expenditure, total in Afghanistan was 80.4% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 112th out of 123 countries with data for 2015.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).