Egypt, Arab Rep. — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Egypt, Arab Rep., 1971–2008.
Education spending for Egypt, Arab Rep. was 3.76% in 2008, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 23 years, from 1971 to 2008. The highest recorded value was 5.61% in 1982. The lowest was 3.68% in 2007 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.50% per year.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 104 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Egypt, Arab Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1982 and has fallen 33% since. Over the last decade (2003–2008) the figure moved down 24%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 17 economies; Djibouti (3.75%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 31% in 1982. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 15th of 53 in 1971 → 31st of 63 in 1980 → 75th of 113 in 2008.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2008
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 4% | -0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 4.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 4.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 4.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 4.58% | +0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 4.05% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 4.53% | -0.7 pp |
| 1983 | 5.22% | -0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 5.61% | +1.3 pp |
| 1980 | 4.28% | -0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 4.94% | +0.4 pp |
| 1977 | 4.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 4.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 4.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 1974 | 5.23% | +0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 4.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 4.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Egypt, Arab Rep.’s Education spending in 1972?
4.54% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Egypt, Arab Rep.’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2008 the series was shrinking overall: -17.0% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2008: 3.76%; 2007: 3.68%; 2006: 4%; 2005: 4.79%; 2004: 4.67%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.