School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.3 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Congo, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Congo recorded 5.3 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Congo peaked at 8.31 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.37 years, in 1999.
Congo ranks 149th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.93 years | 6.21 years | 7.33 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.97 years | 7.76 years | 8.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5 years | 3.37 years | 7.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.12 years | 4.99 years | 6.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.24 years | 5.36 years | 6.62 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.3 years | 5.3 years | 5.3 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 mean years of schooling 4.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Congo was 5.3 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 years in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 149th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release