Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Afghanistan
15.7%
in 2017
El Salvador
15.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
53rd
El Salvador rank
51st
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Afghanistan
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 15.9% against 15.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 51st of 194 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 15.9% against 15.7% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 51st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.