Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 0.9776 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.9776 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.9776 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8186 GPIA, in 2007.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.8186 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9257 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9692 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9746 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9776 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8186 GPIA | 0.8186 GPIA | 0.8186 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9565 GPIA | 0.9257 GPIA | 0.9746 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9776 GPIA | 0.9776 GPIA | 0.9776 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.9776 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9776 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8186 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release