Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Middle East & North Africa in 2022 — 4.38%. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 0.53 pp.

2022 4.38% +0.4 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 5.52%1984
Period minimum 3.57%2012

Trend over time

1975–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa, 1975–20223.544.555.5619751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 3.85%1976: 4.79%1977: 4.34%1980: 4.58%1981: 5.17%1982: 5.45%1983: 5.22%1984: 5.52%1986: 5.33%1989: 4.03%1996: 4.19%2004: 5.02%2006: 4.15%2008: 4.23%2010: 3.71%2012: 3.57%2013: 3.78%2015: 3.71%2016: 4.23%2017: 4.04%2018: 3.75%2019: 3.86%2020: 3.98%2022: 4.38%
Change over the period: +0.53 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 4.38%
World 3.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.38
2020 3.98 +0.12 pp
2019 3.86 +0.11 pp
2018 3.75 −0.29 pp
2017 4.04 −0.19 pp
2016 4.23 +0.52 pp
2015 3.71
2013 3.78 +0.21 pp
2012 3.57
2010 3.71
2008 4.23
2006 4.15
2004 5.02
1996 4.19
1989 4.03
1986 5.33
1984 5.52 +0.3 pp
1983 5.22 −0.23 pp
1982 5.45 +0.28 pp
1981 5.17 +0.59 pp
1980 4.58
1977 4.34 −0.45 pp
1976 4.79 +0.94 pp
1975 3.85

About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.