Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Brazil

12.9%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo

13.1%

in 2017

Brazil rank

93rd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

90th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 13.1% against 12.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.

Globally, Brazil ranks 93rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.