Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 4.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
4.3%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
90th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2016
All-time low
2.6%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2010–2017
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Afghanistan stood at 4.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 90th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.5% | — |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +39.6% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Afghanistan was 4.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release