Australia vs Syria: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Australia
5.1%
in 2022
Syria
5.1%
in 2009
Australia rank
63rd
Syria rank
61st
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Australia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 63rd and Syria ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Australia or Syria?
- Syria, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Australia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Australia and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Syria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1989.
- How do Australia and Syria rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Australia ranks 63rd and Syria ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.