Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Cameroon as of 2022.

What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?

15 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.

Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Government spending on education as a share of GDP

Cameroon

2.8%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.8%

in 2022

Cameroon rank

158th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

157th

Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time

Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 158th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th of 199 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.0%	1.2%	1.8%	Cameroon
2010s	2.7%	1.9%	0.8%	Cameroon
2020s	2.9%	2.7%	0.2%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 158th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th 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 as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
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, 5,187 data points, 1870–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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