Share of children who have completed primary school in Congo
Congo: Share of children who have completed primary school was 93.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Congo, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 93.9% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Congo peaked at 93.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 99th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 67.2% | — |
| 1982 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.2% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.7% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 64.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 63.3% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 59.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 93.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 93.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.0% | 64.1% | 67.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 58.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 58.0% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 69.0% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 89.2% | 93.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Congo?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Congo was 93.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Congo ranks 99th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.