Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ was 267.96 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
267.96 millions
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
73rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
267.96 millions
in 2017
All-time low
146.89 millions
in 2012
Years of data
8
2010–2017
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2017, government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Afghanistan stood at 267.96 millions. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 73rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 169.53 millions | — |
| 2011 | 172.44 millions | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 146.89 millions | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 219.58 millions | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 250.17 millions | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 223.98 millions | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 253.49 millions | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 267.96 millions | +5.7% |
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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 upper secondary education, ppp$ in Afghanistan?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Afghanistan was 267.96 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 267.96 millions in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 146.89 millions in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?
- Afghanistan ranks 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. 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 upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release