Belarus vs Syria: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Belarus

5.0%

in 2024

Syria

5.1%

in 2009

Belarus rank

64th

Syria rank

61st

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Syria currently reports 5.1% against 5.0% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.

Globally, Belarus ranks 64th and Syria ranks 61st of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.