Belize vs Syria: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Belize

18.9%

in 2024

Syria

19.2%

in 2009

Belize rank

27th

Syria rank

25th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Syria currently reports 19.2% against 18.9% in Belize, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belize ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 27th and Syria ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.