Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ was 1,600 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1,600 millions
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
68th
of 138 countries
All-time high
1,600 millions
in 2017
All-time low
935.45 millions
in 2012
Years of data
8
2010–2017
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2017, government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Afghanistan stood at 1,600 millions. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 68th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,080 millions | — |
| 2011 | 1,098 millions | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 935.45 millions | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 1,398 millions | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 1,593 millions | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 1,426 millions | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 1,511 millions | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1,600 millions | +5.9% |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 315,412 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Afghanistan?
- Government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Afghanistan was 1,600 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 millions in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 935.45 millions in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$?
- Afghanistan ranks 68th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. 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 primary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release