Egypt - Public spending on education

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Egypt was 39.62 as of 1996. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 41.19 in 1992, while its lowest value was 22.32 in 1971.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 22.32
1972 23.23
1974 30.17
1975 30.72
1976 32.29
1977 29.95
1978 36.14
1980 38.13
1982 38.82
1983 38.05
1988 32.10
1989 32.66
1992 41.19
1993 39.65
1994 38.19
1995 39.37
1996 39.62

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Egypt was 10.94 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 15.35 in 2003, while its lowest value was 10.94 in 2008.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2003 15.35
2004 14.75
2005 15.04
2006 11.02
2007 11.21
2008 10.94

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Egypt was 3.93 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 5.61 in 1982, while its lowest value was 3.34 in 2011.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4.53
1972 4.54
1974 5.23
1975 4.89
1976 4.94
1977 4.55
1978 4.94
1980 4.28
1982 5.61
1983 5.22
1988 4.53
1989 4.60
1992 4.05
1993 4.20
1994 4.58
1995 4.60
1996 4.67
2003 4.95
2004 4.67
2005 4.79
2006 4.00
2007 3.68
2008 3.76
2010 3.54
2011 3.34
2012 3.37
2013 4.12
2014 4.25
2015 3.93

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs