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 3.8 2012 7.2 2012 6.2 2012 5.1 2012 5.4 2012 8.4 2012 3.6 2012 3.3 2012 4.7 2012 4.3 2012 5.8 2012 7.1 2014 7.6 2012 3.0 2013 4.4 2014 3.7 2012 3.0 2015 5.3 2012 3.5 2014 5.2 2015 2.3 2013 4.6 2012 3.0 2016 6.0 2015 2.2 2012 2.8 2017 3.9 2012 1.3 2000 3.6 2015 3.12012 4.3 2012 2.7 2016 3.32012 4.2 2015 2.9 2013 4.82015 3.8 2012 2.72014 3.1 2012 2.12012 3.51989 4.9 1999 2.31999 4.72012 6.52014 3.1 1975 6.92017 3.6 2014 5.6 2012 2.72012 7.82017 2.2 2008 9.81985 5.12012 3.0 2012 7.4 1995 5.22012 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 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
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See also List of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states by population Economy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
External links
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation