Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Congo
Congo: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Congo, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 96.0% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Congo peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2010.
Congo ranks 2nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 83.0% | 83.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 71.6% | 78.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 1 Yemen 96.6% compare
- 3 Tajikistan 88.6% compare
- 4 Myanmar 87.9% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 84.0% compare
More education data for Congo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Congo?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Congo was 96.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Congo ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.