Start month of the academic school year in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Start month of the academic school year was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
10
in 2019
All-time low
9
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 10 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1997.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 1 Anguilla 9 compare
- 1 Benin 10 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 10 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 10 compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 10 compare
- 1 Congo 10 compare
- 1 Comoros 10 compare
- 1 Germany 10 compare
- 1 Gabon 10 compare
- 1 Guinea 10 compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 1 Haiti 10 compare
- 1 Cambodia 10 compare
- 1 Lebanon 10 compare
- 1 Madagascar 10 compare
- 1 Mali 10 compare
- 1 Montserrat 9 compare
- 1 Niger 10 compare
- 1 Senegal 10 compare
- 1 Saint Helena 9 compare
- 1 Somalia 10 compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 10 compare
- 1 Chad 10 compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 10 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 4 Niue 1 compare
- 4 Tokelau 1 compare
More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1999 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Start month of the academic school year in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2019.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1997.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release