Education spending in Egypt
Government spending on education in Egypt was equal to 3.8% of GDP in 2008.
The latest value for Egypt is for 2008. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Egypt, 2008
3.8%
Change from 2007
+0.1percentage points
World, 2008
4.2%
Education spending in Egypt over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | – | 4.2% |
| 2017 | – | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 3.7% in 2007.
- Since 1992, when it was 4.1%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2008 was 4.2%.
More for Egypt
All statistics for Egypt
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
38.0%
2025 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
96.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
88.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
75.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS