Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Congo
Congo: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 87.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Congo, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Congo stood at 87.9%.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Congo peaked at 135.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 1999.
Congo ranks 193rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112.9% | 103.5% | 118.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 128.8% | 122.9% | 135.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.4% | 56.2% | 126.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.6% | 83.2% | 107.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.6% | 87.5% | 109.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 87.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Congo?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Congo was 87.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 135.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Congo ranks 193rd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.