Primary completion rate, male in Congo
Congo: Primary completion rate, male was 71.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Congo, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Congo is 71.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Congo peaked at 81.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1999.
Congo ranks 157th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 65.0% | — |
| 1973 | 74.8% | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 63.3% | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 71.8% | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 74.5% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 73.6% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 77.4% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 78.7% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 70.5% | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 75.6% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 72.6% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 70.7% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 72.6% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 67.5% | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 59.6% | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | -38.1% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +81.4% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +45.7% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.0% | 63.3% | 81.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 73.9% | 67.5% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 29.8% | 64.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 54.1% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 68.3% | 76.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Congo?
- Primary completion rate, male in Congo was 71.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Congo ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% 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.