Inequality in education in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Inequality in education was 0.2677 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.2677, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.2913 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2677, in 2017.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2913 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2769 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2769 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2769 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2769 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2677 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2677 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2677 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2677 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2677 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2677 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2677 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2677 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4009, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2677 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3425, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2784 | 0.2677 | 0.2913 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2677 | 0.2677 | 0.2677 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 621,578 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1999 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Inequality in education in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.2677 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2913 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2677 in 2017.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for inequality in education?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.