Maldives vs Syria: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Maldives
5.2%
in 2023
Syria
5.1%
in 2009
Maldives rank
59th
Syria rank
61st
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Maldives
- Syria
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 5.2% against 5.1% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 59th and Syria ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Maldives or Syria?
- Maldives, at 5.2% against 5.1% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Maldives and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Syria?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2009.
- How do Maldives and Syria rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Maldives ranks 59th 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.