What is Syria's education spending in 2009?

Syria's education spending is 5.13% of GDP as of 2009.

Which country has the highest education spending?

Cuba has the highest education spending at 13.12% of GDP as of 2009.

The Central African Republic has the lowest education spending at 1.25% of GDP as of 2009.

The global average for education spending is 4.69% of GDP as of 2009.

Syria has the 40th highest education spending among 117 countries with data in 2009.

What is Syria's education spending in 2009?: Syria's education spending is 5.13% of GDP as of 2009.
How does Syria rank globally for education spending?: Syria has the 40th highest education spending among 117 countries with data in 2009.
Which country has the highest education spending?: Cuba has the highest education spending at 13.12% of GDP as of 2009.
Which country has the lowest education spending?: The Central African Republic has the lowest education spending at 1.25% of GDP as of 2009.
What is the global average for education spending?: The global average for education spending is 4.69% of GDP as of 2009.

Year	Education Expenditure Percent GDP	Education Expenditure Percent Govt
2009	5.13	19.18
2008	4.6	20.04
2007	4.86	18.93
2006	5.28	20.05
2004	5.37	17.15
2003	6.48	19.86
2002	5.27	16.83
2001	4.55	15.66
1996	3.7	15.04
1989	4.03	—

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics · Updated May 2026