Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
87th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
7
1998–2015

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Syrian Arab Republic, 1998–2015

00.20.40.61998200620151998: 0.303 %1999: 0.45 %2000: 0.428 %2002: 0.592 %2009: 0.331 %2012: 0.295 %2015: 0.289 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Syrian Arab Republic recorded 0.3% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 0.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.

That places Syrian Arab Republic 87th out of 101 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Syrian Arab Republic, 1998 to 2015.
Year % Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.4% +48.4%
2000 0.4% -4.8%
2002 0.6% +38.4%
2009 0.3% -44.2%
2012 0.3% -10.7%
2015 0.3% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Syrian Arab Republic?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 87th out of 101 countries with data for 2015.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/