Government expenditure per student, secondary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 11.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure per student, secondary in Afghanistan is 11.3%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 96th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.3% | — |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +32.7% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -5.7% |
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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 per student, secondary in Afghanistan?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Afghanistan was 11.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.