Education spending in Congo
Congo: Education spending was 3.34 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Education spending in Congo, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.34 for education spending 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, education spending in Congo peaked at 8.41 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.68, 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.
Education spending in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.73 | — |
| 1971 | 5.55 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 5.24 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 7.74 | +47.8% |
| 1978 | 8.41 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 7.04 | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 6.36 | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 6.37 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.91 | -23.0% |
| 1998 | 4.07 | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 3.21 | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 2.84 | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.29 | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 5.69 | +238.3% |
| 2011 | 2.65 | -53.5% |
| 2012 | 2.74 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.01 | +83.0% |
| 2014 | 3.18 | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 3.14 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.87 | +55.2% |
| 2017 | 4.17 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 2.77 | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 3.25 | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 4.22 | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 3.31 | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 2.73 | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 3.34 | +22.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +238.3% | 1.68 | 5.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.62 | 5.24 | 8.41 | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.36 | 6.36 | 6.36 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.12 | 4.07 | 6.37 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 1.68 | 3.21 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.75 | 2.65 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 | 2.73 | 4.22 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Congo?
- Education spending in Congo was 3.34 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 in 1978.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for education spending?
- Congo ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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