Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 80.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
80.4%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
114th
of 125 countries
All-time high
84.9%
in 2012
All-time low
80.4%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2010–2015
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Afghanistan, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 80.4% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 114th out of 125 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | 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
- 111 Hong Kong, China 81.8%
- 112 Turks and Caicos Islands 81.2% compare
- 113 Eritrea 80.4%
- 115 Rwanda 79.0% compare
- 116 Peru 78.5% compare
- 117 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 expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Afghanistan?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Afghanistan was 80.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Afghanistan ranks 114th out of 125 countries with data for 2015.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release