Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 13.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 13.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 20.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2012.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.0% | — |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.1% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.4% | 15.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 13 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 15 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 16 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 18 Bolivia 20.2% compare
- 19 Kiribati 20.1% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 13.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2012.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release