Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 72.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 72.9% for primary completion rate, female in 2023.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 77.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1971.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.4% | — |
| 1972 | 23.2% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 34.2% | +47.6% |
| 1977 | 37.6% | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 40.8% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 42.2% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 45.2% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 46.7% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 50.1% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 53.8% | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | -34.2% |
| 1991 | 37.7% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +25.8% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | -5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -34.2% | 53.8% | 35.4% |
| 1976 | +47.6% | 23.2% | 34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.4% | 21.4% | 40.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 35.4% | 53.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 30.2% | 43.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 31.6% | 46.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 49.9% | 65.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 72.9% | 77.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 33.69 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.65 (1999)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Primary completion rate, female in Democratic Republic of Congo was 72.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.