Education in Congo

1,491 indicators covering education for Congo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 195,107 number 2019 up 27.1% 74th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 97,203 number 2019 up 27.0% 73rd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 97,904 number 2019 up 27.3% 74th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 47th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 15.8% 2007 down 30.8% 13th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 64.0% 2012 up 25.3% 138th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9862 GPI 2012 up 14.0% 129th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 64.9% 2012 up 9.9% 144th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 12,140 2023 down 48.3% 42nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 63.1% 2012 up 25.2% 163rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 5,198 2023 down 70.4% 47th
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 84.7% 2007 up 22.2% 138th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 6,003 2023 down 68.0% 47th
Progression to secondary school 76.4% 2011 up 4.0% 144th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 2.0% 2023 down 55.9% 21st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 31.6% 2007 down 23.6% 3rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 63.6% 2012 up 46.5% 156th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 62.7% 2012 up 9.2% 163rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2012 up 34.1% 62nd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 89.3% 2012 up 72.3% 137th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 1.65 million 2025 up 36.6% 86th
Population of compulsory school age, female 819,463 2025 up 36.2% 85th
Population of compulsory school age, male 833,412 2025 up 37.0% 86th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 243,984 2012 up 62.0% 110th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 8.7% 2023 down 58.4% 9th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 245,207 2025 up 35.4% 68th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 122,048 2025 up 35.3% 68th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 123,159 2025 up 35.4% 68th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 122,409 2012 up 89.4% 109th
Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 4,598 2023 down 66.0% 56th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 7,947 2023 down 56.7% 44th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 87.6% 2012 up 23.8% 86th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 71.9% 2012 up 53.7% 101st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 5,118 2023 down 62.7% 59th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 9,110 2023 down 55.7% 47th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 121,575 2012 up 41.4% 110th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 3.3% 2023 down 33.4% 132nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 36.8% 2012 up 76.1% 155th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 6,396 2023 down 50.5% 48th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 7,619 2023 down 48.5% 52nd
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 down 85.7% 25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 34.1% 2025 up 21.8% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 36.4% 2025 up 35.8% 29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 31.8% 2025 up 8.9% 37th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 63.7% 2025 up 4.6% 19th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 61.9% 2025 down 5.2% 26th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 65.5% 2025 up 15.9% 16th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 16.3% 2025 down 24.2% 46th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 18.4% 2025 down 6.1% 39th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 14.3% 2025 down 38.9% 54th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.945 modelled data 2025 down 16.7% 90th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 95,266 2012 up 119.0% 120th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.3% 2023 down 33.4% 132nd
Primary education, pupils 51.5% 2012 up 6.6% 3rd
Inequality in education 0.2093 2023 down 2.7% 65th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 25.5% 2007 down 21.8% 2nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 26.7% 2012 up 58.3% 165th