Congo vs Sweden: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Congo

14.7%

in 2023

Sweden

15.3%

in 2022

Congo rank

63rd

Sweden rank

61st

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

Sweden currently reports 15.3% against 14.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Congo ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 63rd and Sweden ranks 61st 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.