School enrollment, preprimary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 6.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1973–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo is 6.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 6.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1993.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.98 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo was 6.6% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.