Egypt vs Luxembourg: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Egypt
3.8%
in 2008
Luxembourg
3.7%
in 2022
Egypt rank
115th
Luxembourg rank
118th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Egypt
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 115th and Luxembourg ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Egypt or Luxembourg?
- Egypt, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Luxembourg as of 2008.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Egypt and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Luxembourg?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1996.
- How do Egypt and Luxembourg rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Egypt ranks 115th and Luxembourg ranks 118th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.