Primary education, teachers in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Primary education, teachers was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Democratic Republic of Congo is 32.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 32.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1993.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 19.5% | 24.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 25.9% | 26.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.5% | 29.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 32.1% | 32.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 120.9% (2023)
- Labor force, total 39.22 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Primary education, teachers in Democratic Republic of Congo was 32.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1993.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for primary education, teachers?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.