Congo vs Greece: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Congo
3.3%
in 2023
Greece
3.4%
in 2022
Congo rank
132nd
Greece rank
131st
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Congo
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 132nd and Greece ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 1.4% | 5.1% | Congo |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 1.1% | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Congo or Greece?
- Greece, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Congo and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Greece?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Greece rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 132nd and Greece ranks 131st 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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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.