Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Afghanistan
15.7%
in 2017
Uruguay
15.6%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
53rd
Uruguay rank
56th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Afghanistan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 56th of 194 countries.
Uruguay 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 Uruguay?
- Afghanistan, at 15.7% against 15.6% in Uruguay as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 56th 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.