Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.8%

in 2022

Iran

2.8%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

157th

Iran rank

159th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th and Iran ranks 159th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
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, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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