Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 200 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2014
All-time low
1.0%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Afghanistan, 1970–2021

11.522.53197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Afghanistan is 2.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Afghanistan peaked at 3.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1971.

That places Afghanistan 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 1.0%
1971 1.0% -1.7%
1972 1.0% +0.0%
1973 1.3% +30.0%
1974 1.5% +16.7%
1975 1.2% -20.9%
1976 1.5% +26.4%
1977 1.4% -7.7%
1978 1.5% +8.3%
1979 1.4% -7.7%
1980 1.6% +14.3%
1981 1.7% +6.2%
1982 1.6% -5.9%
1983 1.6% +2.8%
1984 1.7% +2.7%
1985 1.7% +2.6%
1986 1.8% +2.6%
1987 1.8% +2.5%
1988 1.9% +2.4%
1989 1.9% +2.4%
1990 2.0% +2.3%
1991 2.0% +2.3%
1992 2.0% +2.2%
1993 2.1% +2.2%
1994 2.1% +2.1%
1995 2.2% +2.1%
1996 2.2% +2.0%
1997 2.3% +2.0%
1998 2.3% +2.0%
1999 2.4% +1.9%
2000 2.4% +1.9%
2001 2.4% +1.8%
2002 2.5% +1.8%
2003 2.5% +1.8%
2004 2.6% +1.7%
2005 2.6% +1.7%
2006 2.7% +1.7%
2007 2.7% +1.7%
2008 2.7% +1.6%
2009 2.8% +1.6%
2010 2.8% +1.6%
2011 2.9% +0.9%
2012 2.8% -1.7%
2013 2.8% -0.8%
2014 3.0% +6.8%
2015 2.6% -13.0%
2016 2.6% +0.0%
2017 2.6% +0.0%
2018 2.6% +0.0%
2019 2.6% +0.0%
2020 2.6% +0.0%
2021 2.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.3% 1.0% 1.5% 10
1980s 1.7% 1.6% 1.9% 10
1990s 2.2% 2.0% 2.4% 10
2000s 2.6% 2.4% 2.8% 10
2010s 2.7% 2.6% 3.0% 10
2020s 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 158 Japan 2.6% compare
  2. 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.6% compare
  3. 160 Syrian Arab Republic 2.6% compare
  4. 162 Comoros 2.5% compare
  5. 163 Rwanda 2.5% compare
  6. 164 Congo 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Afghanistan?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Afghanistan was 2.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1971.
How does Afghanistan rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
Afghanistan ranks 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.