Congo vs Rwanda: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Congo
6 years
in 2025
Rwanda
6 years
in 2025
Congo rank
21st
Rwanda rank
21st

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Congo
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 21st of 205 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,374 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.