Education in Congo

1,491 indicators covering education for Congo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 46.9% 2012 up 87.8% 143rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.5694 GPI 2012 down 15.7% 178th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 34,412 2012 up 96.2% 130th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.13 modelled data 2025 up 22.7% 45th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 13 2025 unchanged 1st
End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 109th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 139th
Tertiary education, academic staff 13.3% 2017 up 163.1% 157th
Start month of the academic school year 11 tertiary education 2023 up 10.0% 3rd
End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 80th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 12,756 2012 down 20.8% 48th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.22 modelled data 2025 up 46.0% 26th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 23.1% 2011 down 15.4% 8th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 24.1% 2011 down 13.2% 9th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 3.2% 2023 up 97.1% 21st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 61.8% 2012 up 27.8% 173rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.7% 2023 up 34.2% 31st
Persistence to grade 5, female 79.3% 2007 up 1.2% 111th
Persistence to grade 5, male 75.3% 2007 up 88.4% 114th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 89.7% 2012 up 11.6% 159th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 62.2% 2012 up 49.1% 170th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 61.3% 2012 up 11.7% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2012 up 33.4% 69th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 10.1% 2023 up 10.1% 38th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.7% 2023 up 33.4% 37th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 25.4% 2023 down 35.4% 47th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.02 years 2012 up 14.4% 91st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 92.2% 2012 up 21.2% 152nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2012 up 17.2% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 87.2% 2012 up 3.1% 166th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 5,549 2023 down 49.7% 41st
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 6,591 2023 down 47.0% 43rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 94.7% 2012 up 4.2% 180th
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 524,621 2025 up 8.7% 101st
School age population, early childhood education, female 259,870 2025 up 8.5% 100th
School age population, early childhood education, male 264,751 2025 up 8.9% 102nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 34.4% 2012 up 69.1% 171st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 9,460 2012 up 7.9% 50th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 40,672 2012 down 5.2% 46th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.79 years 2012 up 5.7% 116th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.25 years 2012 up 24.2% 80th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2012 up 17.3% 14th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 20.0% 2009 down 51.4% 8th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.1% 2012 down 33.6% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 25.0% 2012 up 50.7% 181st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.569 GPI 2012 down 17.1% 193rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 43.9% 2012 up 81.9% 158th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 3.4% 2012 down 51.1% 32nd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 7.2% 2012 down 39.9% 13th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 96.6% 2012 up 3.9% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 61.8% 2012 up 15.8% 159th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 92.8% 2012 up 5.5% 185th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 8,832 2012 up 39.6% 42nd
Progression to secondary school, male 78.1% 2011 down 12.0% 135th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 54,821 number 2017 up 134.3% 130th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 5.3% 2012 down 41.8% 23rd