Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Congo
Congo: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 83.09 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Congo, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Congo stood at 83.09.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Congo peaked at 92.07 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.23, in 2006.
Congo ranks 157th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 71.31 | — |
| 1973 | 74.36 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 77.41 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 79.34 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 81.26 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 83.8 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 86.34 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 87.51 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 82.22 | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 82.34 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 84.26 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 86.3 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 88.11 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 54.7 | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 51.23 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 59.54 | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 67.84 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 76.14 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 84.44 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 88.25 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 92.07 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 78.02 | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 83.09 | +6.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 83.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 83.09 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -37.9% | 88.11 | 54.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.17 | 71.31 | 87.51 | 8 |
| 1980s | 84.64 | 82.22 | 88.11 | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.89 | 51.23 | 76.14 | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.7 | 78.02 | 92.07 | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.09 | 83.09 | 83.09 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Congo?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Congo was 83.09 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 92.07 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.23 in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Congo ranks 157th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.