Afghanistan vs Latvia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Afghanistan
4.3%
in 2017
Latvia
4.3%
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
90th
Latvia rank
91st
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Afghanistan
- Latvia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.3% against 4.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Afghanistan or Latvia?
- Afghanistan, at 4.3% against 4.3% in Latvia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Latvia rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 91st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.