Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Egypt
Egypt: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.9% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Egypt, 2003–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education 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.
That places Egypt 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
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More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Final consumption expenditure 98.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 93.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 360.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 17.92 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 496.38 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 8.4% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.27 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 111.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Egypt?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Egypt was 10.9% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Egypt ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2008.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.