Egypt vs Hungary: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Egypt

3.8%

in 2008

Hungary

3.8%

in 2022

Egypt rank

115th

Hungary rank

114th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Hungary currently reports 3.8% against 3.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Globally, Egypt ranks 115th and Hungary ranks 114th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.