Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Congo
Congo: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 100.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Congo, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Congo stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Congo peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2018.
Congo ranks 1st of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | -45.8% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +86.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Congo's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +86.8% | 53.5% | 100.0% |
| 2018 | -45.8% | 98.7% | 53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 85.8% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 53.5% | 98.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
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- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
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- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Congo?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Congo was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2018.
- How does Congo rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Congo ranks 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release