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Syrian Arab Republic — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Syrian Arab Republic, 1972–2009.
Latest value · 2009
5.13%
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +43.2% since 1972
Education spending for Syrian Arab Republic was 5.13% in 2009, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 1972 to 2009. The highest recorded value was 6.48% in 2003. The lowest was 3.58% in 1972 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.97% per year.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 54 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Syrian Arab Republic sits above it. It peaked in 2003 and has fallen 21% since. Over the last decade (2001–2009) the figure moved up 13%.
Key figures
Latest (2009)
5.13%
First (1972)
3.58%
Change
+43.2%
Highest
6.48%
in 2003
Lowest
3.58%
in 1972
Average
4.97%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.97%
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.13% |
| 2008 | 4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.86% |
| 2006 | 5.28% |
| 2004 | 5.37% |
| 2003 | 6.48% |
| 2002 | 5.27% |
| 2001 | 4.55% |
| 1996 | 3.7% |
| 1989 | 4.03% |
| 1988 | 3.62% |
| 1987 | 4.56% |
Reading this correctly. Total general government expenditure on education, expressed as a percentage of GDP. Includes both current and capital spending. Figures are in % of GDP. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.