School enrollment, primary, private in Congo
Congo: School enrollment, primary, private was 42.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Congo, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Congo recorded 42.7% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2018. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Congo peaked at 42.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Congo ranks 21st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 15.2% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 31.1% | 42.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 88.9% (2023)
- Labor force, total 2.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Congo?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Congo was 42.7% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.