Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Share of children who have completed primary school

Democratic Republic of Congo

68.4%

in 2025

Zambia

67.4%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

143rd

Zambia rank

144th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 68.4% against 67.4% in Zambia, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 143rd and Zambia ranks 144th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.