Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 5.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
5.2%
Change on year
up 93.9%
World rank
56th
of 59 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2017
All-time low
2.5%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2010–2017
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Afghanistan stood at 5.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 93.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.6% | — |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +93.9% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 53 Niger 11.2% compare
- 54 Morocco 10.0%
- 55 Kenya 9.2% compare
- 57 Senegal 3.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 1.8% compare
- 59 Luxembourg 0.0%
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 other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Afghanistan?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Afghanistan was 5.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Afghanistan ranks 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release