Congo vs El Salvador: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Congo
3.3%
in 2023
El Salvador
3.3%
in 2024
Congo rank
132nd
El Salvador rank
134th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 3.3% against 3.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Congo ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 134th of 199 countries.

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About this data

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