Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Congo
Congo: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.945 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Congo is 0.945 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Congo peaked at 1.13 modelled data in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7623 modelled data, in 2008.
Congo ranks 90th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Congo, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8787 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8779 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8731 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8666 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8509 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8278 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8037 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7785 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7623 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.763 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7963 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8812 modelled data | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9935 modelled data | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 1.09 modelled data | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.13 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.05 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9786 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.954 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9378 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.945 modelled data | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8283 modelled data | 0.7623 modelled data | 0.8787 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.7963 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9759 modelled data | 0.9378 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 6 |
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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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Congo?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Congo was 0.945 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 modelled data in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7623 modelled data in 2008.
- How does Congo rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Congo ranks 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 youth of upper 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