Congo, Rep. — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Congo, Rep., 1970–2023.
Education spending for Congo, Rep. was 3.34% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1970 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.41% in 1978. The lowest was 1.68% in 2005 (about 2.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.01% per year.
Congo, Rep. ranks 119 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Congo, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1978 and has fallen 60% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 33%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 22 of 41 economies; Benin (3.23%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 238% in 2010. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 6th of 31 in 1970 → 8th of 63 in 1980 → 27th of 130 in 2010 → 89th of 157 in 2020 → 65th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.34% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 2.73% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 3.31% | -0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 4.22% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.25% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 2.77% | -1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 4.17% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 4.87% | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 3.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.18% | -1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 5.01% | +2.3 pp |
| 2012 | 2.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.65% | -3.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.69% | +4.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.68% | -0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 2.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 2.84% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 3.21% | -0.9 pp |
| 1998 | 4.07% | -0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 4.91% | -1.5 pp |
| 1994 | 6.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 6.36% | -0.7 pp |
| 1979 | 7.04% | -1.4 pp |
| 1978 | 8.41% | +0.7 pp |
| 1975 | 7.74% | +2.5 pp |
| 1973 | 5.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 5.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 5.73% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Congo, Rep.’s Education spending in 1971?
5.55% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Congo, Rep.’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -41.7% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.34%; 2022: 2.73%; 2021: 3.31%; 2020: 4.22%; 2019: 3.25%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.