Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.08 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.08 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.08 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4075 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.08 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.08 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4075 modelled data, in 1981.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4075 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4212 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4366 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4518 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4677 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.481 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4942 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5022 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5146 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5288 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5463 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5632 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5816 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5974 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6121 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.638 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6589 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6692 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6686 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6699 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6753 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6761 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6781 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6877 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7101 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7384 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7635 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7821 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7959 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.817 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8418 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8689 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8885 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9072 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9269 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9499 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9765 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.7% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.08 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.08 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4641 modelled data | 0.4075 modelled data | 0.5146 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6064 modelled data | 0.5288 modelled data | 0.6692 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7177 modelled data | 0.6699 modelled data | 0.7959 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9199 modelled data | 0.817 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 33.69 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.65 (1999)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 621,578 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.08 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4075 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release