The public spending on education in the 57 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries is one of the lowest in the world.
Statistics
editPublic expenditure on education (% of GDP)
editRank | Country | Expenditure on education
(% of GDP) |
Year |
---|---|---|---|
Kuwait | 3.8 | 2012 | |
Maldives | 7.2 | 2012 | |
Tunisia | 6.2 | 2012 | |
Malaysia | 5.1 | 2012 | |
Morocco | 5.4 | 2012 | |
Djibouti | 8.4 | 2012 | |
Guyana | 3.6 | 2012 | |
Uganda | 3.3 | 2012 | |
Iran | 4.7 | 2012 | |
Oman | 4.3 | 2012 | |
Kyrgyzstan | 5.8 | 2012 | |
Senegal | 7.1 | 2014 | |
Comoros | 7.6 | 2012 | |
Cameroon | 3.0 | 2013 | |
Turkey | 4.4 | 2014 | |
Mauritania | 3.7 | 2012 | |
Azerbaijan | 3.0 | 2015 | |
Benin | 5.3 | 2012 | |
Albania | 3.5 | 2014 | |
Tajikistan | 5.2 | 2015 | |
Lebanon | 2.3 | 2013 | |
Togo | 4.6 | 2012 | |
Kazakhstan | 3.0 | 2016 | |
Niger | 6.0 | 2015 | |
Bangladesh | 2.2 | 2012 | |
Pakistan | 2.8 | 2017 | |
Gambia | 3.9 | 2012 | |
United Arab Emirates | 1.3 | 2000 | |
Indonesia | 3.6 | 2015 | |
Afghanistan | 3.1 | 2012 | |
Algeria | 4.3 | 2012 | |
Bahrain | 2.7 | 2016 | |
Brunei | 3.3 | 2012 | |
Burkina Faso | 4.2 | 2015 | |
Chad | 2.9 | 2013 | |
Ivory Coast | 4.8 | 2015 | |
Egypt | 3.8 | 2012 | |
Gabon | 2.7 | 2014 | |
Guinea | 3.1 | 2012 | |
Guinea-Bissau | 2.1 | 2012 | |
Iraq | 3.5 | 1989 | |
Jordan | 4.9 | 1999 | |
Libya | 2.3 | 1999 | |
Mali | 4.7 | 2012 | |
Mozambique | 6.5 | 2014 | |
Nigeria | 3.1 | 1975 | |
Palestine | 6.9 | 2017 | |
Qatar | 3.6 | 2014 | |
Saudi Arabia | 5.6 | 2012 | |
Sierra Leone | 2.7 | 2012 | |
Somalia | 7.8 | 2017 | |
Sudan | 2.2 | 2008 | |
Suriname | 9.8 | 1985 | |
Syria | 5.1 | 2012 | |
Turkmenistan | 3.0 | 2012 | |
Uzbekistan | 7.4 | 1995 | |
Yemen | 5.2 | 2012 | |
OIC Median | 4.4 | 3.7 |
Scientifically productive countries
editRank | Country | 10-yr Publications | Top discipline |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Turkey | 82,407 | Surgery |
2 | Egypt | 27,723 | Applied Mathematics |
3 | Iran | 19,114 | Chemistry |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 17,472 | Gen - Internal Medicine |
5 | Malaysia | 10,674 | Crystallography |
6 | Morocco | 10,113 | Physical Chemistry |
7 | Nigeria | 9,105 | Food Science & Technology |
8 | Pakistan | 7,832 | Plant Sciences |
9 | Jordan | 6,384 | Chemical Engineering |
10 | Kuwait | 5,930 | Gen - Internal Medicine |
Rank | University | Country | Publications |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University Hacettepe | Turkey | 8,971 |
2 | University Istanbul | Turkey | 6,488 |
3 | Ankara University | Turkey | 5,982 |
4 | Cairo University | Egypt | 4,977 |
5 | Kuwait University | Kuwait | 4,495 |
6 | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | 4,336 |
7 | Middle Eastern Technical U. | Turkey | 4,215 |
8 | Gazi University | Turkey | 3,652 |
9 | Istanbul Technical U. | Turkey | 3,452 |
10 | Ege University | Turkey | 3,336 |
11 | King Fahd University | Saudi Arabia | 3,323 |
12 | Ains Shams University | Egypt | 3,129 |
13 | University Malaya | Malaysia | 2,862 |
14 | National Research Center | Egypt | 2,651 |
15 | Alexandria University | Egypt | 2,628 |
16 | American University Beirut | Lebanon | 2,568 |
17 | Atatürk University | Turkey | 2,535 |
18 | United Arab Emirates U. | UAE | 2,478 |
19 | Mansoura University | Egypt | 2,439 |
20 | King Faisal Research Center | Saudi Arabia | 2,434 |
21 | University Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | 2,402 |
22 | Dokuz Eylul University | Turkey | 2,389 |
23 | Uzbek Academy of Science | Uzbekistan | 2,169 |
24 | Cukurova University | Turkey | 2,026 |
25 | University of Tehran | Iran | 1,962 |
Notes
edit- ^ Human Development Report 2006
- ^ Promoting Scientific Innovation in the Muslim World By Athar Osama, and COMSTECH As measured by publications frequency between 1995-2005
- ^ Promoting Scientific Innovation in the Muslim World By Athar Osama, and COMSTECH As Ten-year Publication Rate (1995-2005)
See also
editExternal links
edit- Official website
- Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Archived 2018-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation