Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 13.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Democratic Republic of Congo is 13.1%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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- DEC alternative conversion factor 2,677 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services -1.7% (2025)
- Trade 87.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -0.5% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -1.22 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Trade in services 6.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 43.9% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 107.01 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 31.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 39.98 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Democratic Republic of Congo was 13.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2010.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.