School life expectancy, secondary, male in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.07 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1971β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 4.07 years. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 4.07 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9143 years, in 1971.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 160th out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.43 years | 0.9143 years | 2.2 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.01 years | 1.91 years | 2.15 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.06 years | 1.9 years | 2.24 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.76 years | 2.64 years | 2.88 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 2.82 years | 3.24 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.07 years | 4.07 years | 4.07 years | 1 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 4.07 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9143 years in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 160th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release