Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Congo
Congo: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Congo, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.3% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Congo peaked at 8.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2005.
Congo ranks 132nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Congo?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Congo was 3.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.