The public spending on education in the 57 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries is one of the lowest in the world.
Statistics
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP)
| Rank | 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
| Rank | 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 |
Most productive universities in OIC[when?]
| 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
- ↑ 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
External links
- Official website
- Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Archived 2018-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
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