Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 15.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Afghanistan is 15.7%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Gross fixed capital formation 214.96 billion current LCU (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 152.4% (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 2.79 billion current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 198.16 billion current LCU (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 15.7% (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 15.16 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.19 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 3.03 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross capital formation 3.04 billion current US$ (2024)
- Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP -660.68 million current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Afghanistan?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Afghanistan was 15.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.