Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
32.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
59th
of 168 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2008
All-time low
30.7%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2008–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 32.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 34.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2012.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 59th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34.1% | — |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.7% | 33.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 56 Costa Rica 34.3% compare
- 57 New Zealand 34.3% compare
- 58 Greece 33.2% compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 61 Iceland 32.4% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 31.1% compare
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Democratic Republic of Congo was 32.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2012.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 59th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release