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

Congo

14.7%

in 2023

Zambia

14.5%

in 2025

Congo rank

63rd

Zambia rank

65th

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

Congo currently reports 14.7% against 14.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Zambia ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 65th 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.