Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure rose 0% to 21.6% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 21.6% in 2021 and an all time low of 9.58% in 2010. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Angola amounted to 6.92%, 9.09% in Central African Republic, 17.9% in Congo and 11.5% in Zambia in 2021.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 6th within the group of 86 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.92% | 6.55% | 6.76% | 5.41% | 6.05% | ||||||||||||
Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.5% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 15.6% | 15.4% | ... | ||||
Cameroon | % | ... | 13.2% | 12.7% | 15.9% | 16.9% | 14.1% | |||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | % | ... | 8.39% | 7.32% | 8.90% | 9.14% | 9.80% | |||||||||||||||
Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.90% | 13.0% | 16.4% | ... | 14.2% | |||||||||||
Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.95% | 12.9% | 15.7% | 15.6% | 17.9% | |||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.7% | 14.6% | 14.0% | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Gabon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.9% | 10.3% | 16.1% | 14.7% | 14.2% | |||||||
Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.6% | 23.9% | 24.7% | 23.3% | 26.4% | ||||||||||||
Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.6% | 17.2% | 24.4% | 20.5% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||
Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.3% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 17.1% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.5% | 23.5% | 20.9% | 19.0% | ... | ... |