Education in Congo 105 indicators covering education for Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 0-14 39.9% 2025 down 4.7% 26th Population ages 15-64 57.0% 2025 up 2.8% 190th School enrollment, primary 87.9% 2023 down 16.7% 182nd Primary education, teachers 23,019 2023 up 39.3% 116th School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% 2023 down 20.5% 181st School enrollment, primary, male 88.9% 2023 down 12.7% 179th Labor force, female 48.6% 2025 down 0.9% 29th Labor force, total 2.64 million 2025 up 31.0% 120th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9723 GPI 2018 up 4.3% 135th School enrollment, secondary 50.5% 2012 up 36.6% 172nd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 3 per 1,000 2024 down 33.3% 49th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.8 per 1,000 2024 down 26.3% 52nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.9 per 1,000 2024 down 29.1% 82nd Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.9 per 1,000 2024 down 13.9% 38th Secondary education, teachers 38,064 2023 up 109.5% 98th School enrollment, secondary, female 46.9% 2012 up 48.7% 174th School enrollment, secondary, male 54.1% 2012 up 27.8% 167th School enrollment, tertiary 10.4% 2023 up 21.2% 158th School enrollment, primary, private 42.7% 2018 up 22.3% 21st School enrollment, preprimary 14.3% 2018 up 32.5% 175th School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.3% 2023 up 13.3% 158th School enrollment, tertiary, male 12.4% 2023 up 27.0% 148th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9237 GPI 2018 up 9.8% 169th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.6691 GPI 2023 down 10.9% 168th Secondary education, teachers, female 4,503 2023 up 169.6% 137th Primary completion rate, female 71.0% 2023 down 7.7% 162nd Primary completion rate, male 71.2% 2023 up 4.3% 157th Government expenditure on education, total 3.3% 2023 down 33.4% 130th Secondary education, general pupils 304,914 2012 up 85.4% 116th Lower secondary completion rate, total 47.9% 2012 up 105.6% 155th School enrollment, preprimary, female 14.9% 2018 up 37.3% 172nd School enrollment, preprimary, male 13.7% 2018 up 27.8% 173rd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 70.3% 2007 up 86.2% 141st Government expenditure on education, total 14.7% 2023 up 0.0% 63rd Secondary education, general pupils 46.3% 2012 up 14.2% 185th Lower secondary completion rate, female 64.8% 2023 up 37.3% 141st Lower secondary completion rate, male 48.6% 2012 up 78.2% 154th Children out of school 17.1% 2023 up 46.6% 32nd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 880,625 2023 up 19.9% 87th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Secondary education, pupils 339,250 2012 up 74.8% 120th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 70.5% 2007 up 22.7% 133rd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 70.6% 2007 up 174.0% 126th Secondary education, vocational pupils 34,336 2012 up 16.0% 95th Number of infant deaths, female 2,262 2024 down 20.8% 66th Number of infant deaths, male 2,869 2024 down 20.3% 66th Number of under-five deaths, female 3,312 2024 down 24.2% 60th Number of under-five deaths, male 4,055 2024 down 22.7% 61st Children out of school, female 16.9% 2023 up 113.2% 32nd Children out of school, male 17.2% 2023 up 12.5% 34th Secondary education, vocational pupils 45.8% 2012 down 12.7% 62nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 93.6% 2012 up 18.3% 157th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 21.1% 2025 down 0.9% 14th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 18.7% 2025 down 0.4% 8th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 19.9% 2025 down 0.7% 7th Primary education, teachers 61.6% 2023 up 15.1% 148th Repeaters, primary, total 22.8% 2012 down 7.9% 4th Page 1 of 2 Next →