Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 71.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Afghanistan, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Afghanistan stood at 71.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 57th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 72.4% | — |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
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 share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Afghanistan?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Afghanistan was 71.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Afghanistan ranks 57th out of 116 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.