Which has higher government expenditure on education, us$, Egypt or Qatar?

Egypt, at 6,123 millions against 4,945 millions in Qatar as of 2008.

What is the difference in government expenditure on education, us$ between Egypt and Qatar?

1,178 millions, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?

9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2008.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Qatar: Government expenditure on education, US$

Egypt

6,123 millions

in 2008

Qatar

4,945 millions

in 2019

Egypt rank

50th

Qatar rank

53rd

Government expenditure on education, US$ over time

Egypt
Qatar

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 6,123 millions against 4,945 millions in Qatar, a difference of 1,178 millions.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 50th and Qatar ranks 53rd of 174 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	529.48 millions	45.71 millions	483.77 millions	Egypt
2000s	4,552 millions	1,525 millions	3,027 millions	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, us$, Egypt or Qatar?: Egypt, at 6,123 millions against 4,945 millions in Qatar as of 2008.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, us$ between Egypt and Qatar?: 1,178 millions, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Qatar rank globally for government expenditure on education, us$?: Egypt ranks 50th and Qatar ranks 53rd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions)
Unit: millions
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 3,881 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/