Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, China: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Afghanistan
15.7%
in 2017
Hong Kong, China
15.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
53rd
Hong Kong, China rank
52nd
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Afghanistan
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 15.7% against 15.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Hong Kong, China 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 Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 15.7% against 15.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Afghanistan and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.0%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Hong Kong, China?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Hong Kong, China rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 52nd 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.