Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 62.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
62.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
33rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
69.8%
in 2012
All-time low
61.6%
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
Afghanistan recorded 62.5% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 33rd of 72 countries on this measure, 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 | 61.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 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 62.5% 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 61.6% in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Afghanistan ranks 33rd out of 72 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 3.8%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release