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

Democratic Republic of Congo

13.1%

in 2017

Estonia

13.0%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

90th

Estonia rank

91st

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 13.0% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Estonia ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th and Estonia ranks 91st 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.