Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 61.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
61.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
50th
of 82 countries
All-time high
69.8%
in 2012
All-time low
61.1%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2010–2017
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan stood at 61.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 50th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 64.9% | — |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +1.2% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 47 Dominican Republic 62.2% compare
- 48 Burkina Faso 62.1% compare
- 49 Rwanda 62.0%
- 51 Benin 61.4% compare
- 52 Ireland 60.7% compare
- 53 Guyana 60.7%
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan was 61.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Afghanistan ranks 50th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release