Congo vs Greece: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Congo

3.3%

in 2023

Greece

3.4%

in 2022

Congo rank

132nd

Greece rank

131st

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Greece currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 132nd and Greece ranks 131st 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.