Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Congo
Congo: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 9.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Congo, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 9.0% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2018.
The figure is down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Congo peaked at 12.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1999.
Congo ranks 170th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 2.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 167 Syria 10.9% compare
- 168 Guinea 10.7% compare
- 169 Cote d'Ivoire 10.2% compare
- 171 Myanmar 8.4% compare
- 172 Tajikistan 8.1% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 7.5% compare
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Congo?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Congo was 9.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Congo ranks 170th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.