Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female was 61.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
61.1%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
62.6%
in 2018
All-time low
23.1%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2023

Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007–2023

02040602007201520232007: 23.1 %2010: 29.8 %2013: 56 %2018: 62.6 %2023: 61.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 61.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 62.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2007.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 23.1%
2010 29.8% +28.8%
2013 56.0% +87.7%
2018 62.6% +11.9%
2023 61.1% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.1% 23.1% 23.1% 1
2010s 49.5% 29.8% 62.6% 3
2020s 61.1% 61.1% 61.1% 1

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 28 Cameroon 73.0% compare
  2. 29 Burkina Faso 62.2% compare
  3. 30 Gambia 61.3% compare
  4. 32 Sierra Leone 60.6% compare
  5. 33 Malawi 51.7% compare
  6. 34 Senegal 45.0% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo was 61.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2007.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-primary-education-rural-middle-quintile-female-percent-2/congo-dem-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-primary-education-rural-middle-quintile-female-percent-2/congo-dem-rep/">Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Democratic Republic of Congo</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 404 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release