Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, China or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 24.2% against 24.0% in China as of 2009.

What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between China and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1996.

Where does this data come from?

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

China vs Syrian Arab Republic: Expenditure on tertiary education

China

24.0%

in 1999

Syrian Arab Republic

24.2%

in 2009

China rank

48th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

46th

Expenditure on tertiary education over time

China
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 24.2% against 24.0% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

China ranks 48th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 46th of 160 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.1%	26.7%	8.6%	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	32.1%	25.2%	6.9%	China
1990s	19.7%	22.5%	2.8%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, China or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 24.2% against 24.0% in China as of 2009.
What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between China and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Syrian Arab Republic?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1996.
How do China and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?: China ranks 48th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 46th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary 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 tertiary 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: 197 places, 3,723 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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