Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.8% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Egypt, 1971–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.8% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2008.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Egypt peaked at 5.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2007.
That places Egypt 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 112 Saint Lucia 3.8% compare
- 113 Hong Kong 3.8% compare
- 114 Hungary 3.8% compare
- 116 Dominican Republic 3.8% compare
- 117 Djibouti 3.8% compare
More education data for Egypt
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 483,053 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Egypt?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Egypt was 3.8% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2007.
- How does Egypt rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2008.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.