Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Congo
Congo: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Congo stood at 16.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Congo peaked at 51.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2025.
Congo ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.8% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 16.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 16.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 28.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 20.4% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.3% | 19.5% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Congo?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Congo was 16.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release