Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Congo
Congo: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Congo, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.5% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Congo peaked at 9.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2005.
Congo ranks 164th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.7% | — |
| 1971 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 6.6% | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 8.8% | +32.7% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +49.6% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +41.1% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -27.4% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -28.3% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 256.24 current US$ per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 73.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 147,488 current LCU per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0855 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 170.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 54,173 constant LCU per person (2020)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Congo?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Congo was 2.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Congo ranks 164th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.