Secondary education, teachers in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Secondary education, teachers was 17.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, teachers in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 17.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 17.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2007.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 185th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Secondary education, teachers in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.2% | — |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -39.5% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.2% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.6% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 182 Ethiopia 22.9% compare
- 183 Burkina Faso 18.4% compare
- 184 Senegal 18.3% compare
- 186 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 14.0% compare
- 188 Somalia 13.5% compare
More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 117.6 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Secondary education, teachers in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 17.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2007.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 185th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.