Government expenditure on education, constant US$ in Egypt
Egypt: Government expenditure on education, constant US$ was 8,287 millions in 2008. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ in Egypt, 1971–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2008, government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Egypt stood at 8,287 millions.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Egypt peaked at 8,617 millions in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,580 millions, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 47th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ in Egypt, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,580 millions | — |
| 1972 | 1,647 millions | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 2,024 millions | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 1,924 millions | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 2,118 millions | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 2,208 millions | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 2,614 millions | +18.4% |
| 1980 | 2,571 millions | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 3,979 millions | +54.7% |
| 1983 | 4,071 millions | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4,682 millions | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 5,020 millions | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 4,956 millions | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 5,365 millions | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 6,029 millions | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 6,296 millions | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 6,685 millions | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 8,174 millions | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 8,035 millions | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 8,617 millions | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 7,685 millions | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 7,577 millions | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 8,287 millions | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,016 millions | 1,580 millions | 2,614 millions | 7 |
| 1980s | 4,065 millions | 2,571 millions | 5,020 millions | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,866 millions | 4,956 millions | 6,685 millions | 5 |
| 2000s | 8,062 millions | 7,577 millions | 8,617 millions | 6 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Egypt?
- Government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Egypt was 8,287 millions in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, constant us$ recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8,617 millions in 2005.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, constant us$ recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,580 millions in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for government expenditure on education, constant us$?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2008.
- Is government expenditure on education, constant us$ rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release