Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 24.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2025.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 92nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 14.8% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 8.5% | 13.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 8.5% 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, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2025.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release