Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.617 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2005β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 0.617 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.6406 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5314 LPIA, in 2005.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 88th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5314 LPIA | 0.5314 LPIA | 0.5314 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5878 LPIA | 0.5692 LPIA | 0.5992 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6288 LPIA | 0.617 LPIA | 0.6406 LPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.617 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6406 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5314 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 88th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release