Afghanistan - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Afghanistan was 44.19 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 62.14 in 2010, while its lowest value was 26.54 in 1971.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 26.54
1975 36.81
1979 43.59
1980 47.29
1981 42.31
1982 42.82
1983 44.01
2010 62.14
2011 61.97
2012 59.11
2013 60.01
2014 59.11
2015 56.70
2016 43.30
2017 44.19

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Afghanistan was 22.25 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 40.82 in 1971, while its lowest value was 21.31 in 1979.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 40.82
1975 36.85
1979 21.31
1980 21.51
1981 24.54
1982 22.50
1983 23.06
2010 26.69
2011 26.62
2012 25.39
2013 25.78
2014 25.39
2015 24.36
2016 21.83
2017 22.25

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Afghanistan was 15.95 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 24.16 in 1982, while its lowest value was 8.99 in 2011.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 24.06
1972 20.85
1973 20.45
1975 17.09
1979 24.08
1980 19.57
1981 20.83
1982 24.16
1983 21.97
2010 9.03
2011 8.99
2012 12.74
2013 11.76
2014 12.41
2015 15.95

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Afghanistan was 10.88 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 17.07 in 2010, while its lowest value was 10.25 in 2020.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2010 17.07
2011 16.05
2013 14.10
2014 14.47
2015 12.51
2016 13.09
2017 12.03
2018 11.70
2019 11.34
2020 10.25
2021 10.88

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Afghanistan was 3.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 3.70 in 2014, while its lowest value was 1.12 in 1972.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1.16
1972 1.12
1973 1.43
1975 1.30
1979 1.74
1980 1.84
1981 1.91
1982 1.73
2010 3.48
2011 3.46
2013 3.45
2014 3.70
2015 3.26
2016 3.51
2017 3.37
2018 3.20
2019 3.21

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs