Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.9% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Latest (2008)
10.9%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
113th
of 170 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 2003
All-time low
10.9%
in 2008
Years of data
6
2003–2008
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt, 2003–2008
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt is 10.9%, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 113th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.4% | — |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -2.4% |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt was 10.9% in 2008, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Egypt ranks 113th out of 170 countries with data for 2008.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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