Congo - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Congo was 31.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 49.99 in 1995, while its lowest value was 27.25 in 2005.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 48.00
1973 43.35
1975 28.71
1978 32.75
1979 31.41
1980 33.92
1994 47.17
1995 49.99
2002 35.36
2005 27.25
2010 31.00

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Congo was 53.33 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 53.33 in 2010, while its lowest value was 12.11 in 1995.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 37.83
1971 37.50
1973 35.18
1975 39.74
1978 27.91
1979 33.72
1980 30.17
1994 13.61
1995 12.11
2002 30.17
2005 41.19
2010 53.33

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Congo was 10.87 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 29.79 in 1994, while its lowest value was 9.30 in 1970.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 9.30
1971 14.29
1973 17.46
1975 27.37
1978 22.03
1979 24.92
1980 25.63
1994 29.79
1995 27.53
2002 25.47
2005 25.91
2010 10.87

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Congo was 16.58 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 24.73 in 2010, while its lowest value was 6.56 in 2014.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 22.41
1995 14.71
1998 14.13
2002 9.05
2003 9.52
2004 8.56
2005 7.60
2010 24.73
2014 6.56
2015 7.95
2016 11.37
2017 15.69
2018 15.58
2019 16.66
2020 17.08
2021 16.58

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Congo was 3.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 8.41 in 1978, while its lowest value was 1.68 in 2005.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 5.73
1971 5.55
1973 5.24
1975 7.74
1978 8.41
1979 7.04
1980 6.36
1994 6.37
1995 4.91
1998 4.07
2002 3.21
2003 2.84
2004 2.29
2005 1.68
2010 5.69
2014 3.18
2015 3.28
2016 5.21
2017 4.44
2018 3.00
2019 3.90

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs