Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo
Congo: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.13 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.13 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo peaked at 1.13 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5193 modelled data, in 2005.
Congo ranks 45th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6236 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.5963 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5734 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5502 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5292 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5193 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5332 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5921 modelled data | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6855 modelled data | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7921 modelled data | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8973 modelled data | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9527 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9671 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.956 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.936 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9178 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9041 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8901 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.884 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8735 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8669 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8808 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9191 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9806 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.06 modelled data | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 1.13 modelled data | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5995 modelled data | 0.5193 modelled data | 0.7921 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9179 modelled data | 0.8735 modelled data | 0.9671 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9728 modelled data | 0.8669 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1424 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo was 1.13 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5193 modelled data in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Congo ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release