Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Congo
Congo: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.8448 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8448 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
146th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.8448 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.2803 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Congo, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Congo stood at 0.8448 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Congo peaked at 0.8448 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2803 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Congo 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Congo, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2803 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.2831 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2911 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3014 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3066 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3136 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3202 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3297 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3356 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3368 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3369 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3444 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3532 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3647 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3906 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4167 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4445 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4797 modelled data | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5174 modelled data | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5505 modelled data | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5784 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5859 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.59 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6014 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6173 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6371 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6497 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6635 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6828 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7039 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7254 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7336 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7315 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7372 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7486 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7638 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7769 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7918 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8011 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8086 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.811 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8192 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.821 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8321 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8448 modelled data | +1.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.8448 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.8448 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3068 modelled data | 0.2803 modelled data | 0.3356 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3985 modelled data | 0.3368 modelled data | 0.5174 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6156 modelled data | 0.5505 modelled data | 0.6828 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7514 modelled data | 0.7039 modelled data | 0.8011 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8228 modelled data | 0.8086 modelled data | 0.8448 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Congo?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Congo was 0.8448 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8448 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2803 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Congo rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Congo ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release