Education in Democratic Republic of Congo 132 indicators covering education for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 51.0% 2025 up 0.2% 212th Population ages 0-14 45.9% 2025 down 0.1% 5th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 117.6% 2023 up 17.7% 17th Primary education, teachers 561,172 2023 up 65.1% 8th School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% 2023 up 21.2% 22nd School enrollment, primary, male 120.9% 2023 up 14.6% 15th Labor force, total 39.22 million 2025 up 37.2% 17th Labor force, female 48.9% 2025 up 1.6% 22nd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9478 GPI 2020 up 8.9% 173rd School enrollment, secondary 55.5% 2023 up 44.1% 164th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 16.9 per 1,000 2024 down 1.2% 10th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 13.9 per 1,000 2024 up 0.7% 6th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 7.9 per 1,000 2024 down 12.2% 10th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 9.9 per 1,000 2024 down 26.1% 14th Secondary education, teachers 621,578 2023 up 120.9% 12th School enrollment, secondary, female 43.0% 2021 up 49.6% 178th School enrollment, secondary, male 67.8% 2021 up 38.0% 153rd School enrollment, tertiary 6.4% 2020 up 1.9% 173rd School enrollment, primary, private 10.9% 2023 down 13.5% 108th School enrollment, preprimary 6.9% 2020 up 101.2% 188th School enrollment, tertiary, male 8.0% 2020 down 16.2% 164th School enrollment, tertiary, female 4.7% 2020 up 60.7% 171st School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.6395 GPI 2015 up 19.7% 191st School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.5923 GPI 2020 up 91.8% 173rd Secondary education, teachers, female 109,250 2023 up 227.4% 35th Primary completion rate, female 72.9% 2023 up 27.6% 157th Primary completion rate, male 78.5% 2023 up 11.0% 145th Government expenditure on education, total 2.8% 2022 up 37.9% 155th Secondary education, general pupils 3.75 million 2015 up 66.3% 27th Lower secondary completion rate, total 55.9% 2020 up 46.7% 146th School enrollment, preprimary, female 7.1% 2020 up 101.5% 185th School enrollment, preprimary, male 6.6% 2020 up 100.8% 185th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 73.3% 2020 up 34.6% 136th Government expenditure on education, total 13.1% 2017 up 37.3% 90th Secondary education, general pupils 39.6% 2015 up 9.1% 199th Lower secondary completion rate, female 50.0% 2020 up 67.7% 157th Lower secondary completion rate, male 61.8% 2020 up 33.3% 137th Children out of school 65.3% 1999 up 73.5% 3rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 21.15 million 2023 up 67.8% 7th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 7.93 million 2023 up 98.4% 15th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 74.0% 2020 up 52.5% 127th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 72.6% 2020 up 21.6% 120th Secondary education, vocational pupils 870,961 2015 up 55.0% 15th Number of under-five deaths, male 211,378 2024 up 28.7% 4th Number of under-five deaths, female 173,661 2024 up 27.4% 3rd Number of infant deaths, male 138,057 2024 up 34.8% 4th Number of infant deaths, female 108,968 2024 up 33.2% 4th Children out of school, female 66.3% 1999 up 45.9% 2nd Children out of school, male 64.4% 1999 up 115.3% 3rd Secondary education, vocational pupils 35.4% 2015 up 5.6% 140th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 139.9% 2015 up 19.9% 13th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.4% 2025 down 0.2% 114th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.5% 2025 down 0.8% 138th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.3% 2025 up 0.7% 84th Primary education, teachers 32.4% 2023 up 27.0% 192nd Repeaters, primary, total 9.9% 2015 down 38.0% 30th Page 1 of 3 Next →