Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 39.9%
World rank
52nd
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2010–2017
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1% for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 39.9% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 52nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -39.9% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 49 Barbados 0.1% compare
- 50 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
- 51 Guinea 0.1% compare
- 53 Singapore 0.1%
- 54 San Marino 0.1%
- 55 Nepal 0.1% compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Afghanistan?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Afghanistan was 0.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Afghanistan ranks 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational 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