Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 63.2% in 1999. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1999, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 63.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 63.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1984.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 30.7% | — |
| 1972 | 32.4% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 29.8% | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 24.3% | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +49.6% |
| 1991 | 38.6% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | +96.7% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 63.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.9%, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 63.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.4%, 4.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +96.7% | 32.1% | 63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.9% | 26.8% | 32.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 23.7% | 35.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 32.1% | 63.2% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo was 63.2% in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1984.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 1999.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/