SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia vs Syria: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
12.5%
in 2022
Syria
19.2%
in 2009
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
28th
Syria rank
25th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 19.2% against 12.5% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.5 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 28th and Syria ranks 25th of 43 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia or Syria?
- Syria, at 19.2% against 12.5% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Syria?
- 6.7%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Syria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2009.
- How do SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Syria rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 28th and Syria ranks 25th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release