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

Colombia

13.2%

in 1999

Democratic Republic of Congo

13.1%

in 2017

Colombia rank

89th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

90th

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

Colombia currently reports 13.2% against 13.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

Globally, Colombia ranks 89th 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.