Education expenditure in the budget in Afghanistan in 2017 — 15.66%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 166. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 15.66 pp.
1981–2017 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.66 | −0.55 pp |
| 2016 | 16.21 | +3.7 pp |
| 2015 | 12.51 | −1.96 pp |
| 2014 | 14.47 | +0.36 pp |
| 2013 | 14.1 | +3.75 pp |
| 2012 | 10.36 | −5.69 pp |
| 2011 | 16.05 | −1.03 pp |
| 2010 | 17.08 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2000 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Bhutan
23.04
Iran
20.31
Nepal
17.1
India
15.81
Afghanistan
15.66
Pakistan
14.54
Sri Lanka
14.5
Maldives
11.35
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.