Which has higher expenditure on secondary education, Kuwait or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 36.9% against 36.2% in Kuwait as of 2009.

What is the difference in expenditure on secondary education between Kuwait and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.7%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syrian Arab Republic?

10 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2002.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Syrian Arab Republic: Expenditure on secondary education

Kuwait

36.2%

in 2006

Syrian Arab Republic

36.9%

in 2009

Kuwait rank

58th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

56th

Expenditure on secondary education over time

Kuwait
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 36.9% against 36.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 58th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th of 149 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27.2%	31.3%	4.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	19.1%	29.2%	10.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	14.3%	31.3%	17.0%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	36.7%	33.4%	3.3%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on secondary education, Kuwait or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 36.9% against 36.2% in Kuwait as of 2009.
What is the difference in expenditure on secondary education between Kuwait and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.7%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syrian Arab Republic?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2002.
How do Kuwait and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for expenditure on secondary education?: Kuwait ranks 58th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit: % of government expenditure on education
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 3,100 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.