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 0.4467 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.4467 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.4467 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3549 LPIA, in 2005.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 92nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3549 LPIA | 0.3549 LPIA | 0.3549 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4058 LPIA | 0.3813 LPIA | 0.4271 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4467 LPIA | 0.4467 LPIA | 0.4467 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (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 0.4467 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 0.4467 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3549 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 92nd 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 17.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release