School completion in Congo
Congo: School completion was 93.86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
93.86
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
99th
of 165 countries
All-time high
93.86
in 2025
All-time low
57.99
in 2000
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Congo, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 93.86 for school completion 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, school completion in Congo peaked at 93.86 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.99, 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.
School completion in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 67.2 | — |
| 1982 | 67.17 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.94 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 66.57 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.18 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 65.66 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 65.17 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.7 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 64.08 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 63.34 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 62.73 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 62.07 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.5 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 61.04 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 60.44 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.75 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 59.11 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.49 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 58.12 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 57.99 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 58.13 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 58.48 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.86 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 59.55 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.44 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 61.65 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 63.18 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 64.96 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 66.92 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 69.01 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 71.24 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 73.59 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 76.07 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 78.41 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 80.72 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 82.74 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 84.66 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 86.37 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 87.9 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 89.2 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 90.31 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.36 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 92.31 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 93.19 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 93.86 | +0.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 93.86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 93.86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.96 | 64.08 | 67.2 | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.66 | 58.12 | 63.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.02 | 57.99 | 66.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.07 | 69.01 | 87.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7 | 89.2 | 93.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Congo?
- School completion in Congo was 93.86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 93.86 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.99 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for school completion?
- Congo ranks 99th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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