Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Syria
Syria: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 5.1% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Syria, 1972–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2009, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Syria stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Syria peaked at 6.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1972.
Syria ranks 61st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 144,621 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Syria?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Syria was 5.1% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1972.
- How does Syria rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Syria ranks 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2009.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.