Education spending in Afghanistan
Government spending on education in Afghanistan was equal to 4.3% of GDP in 2017.
The latest value for Afghanistan is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Afghanistan, 2017
4.3%
Change from 2016
−0.2percentage points
World, 2017
4.1%
Education spending in Afghanistan over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | – | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 4.5% in 2016.
- Since 2010, when it was 3.5%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2017 was 4.1%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
10.9%
2020 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
112.2%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
55.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
44.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
31.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
26.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS