Share of primary school teachers who are women in Congo
Congo: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 61.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Congo, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Congo is 61.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Congo peaked at 61.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1974.
Congo ranks 159th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.7% | 14.5% | 24.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 24.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 32.4% | 41.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 36.5% | 51.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 37.7% | 53.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Congo?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Congo was 61.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1974.
- How does Congo rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Congo ranks 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.