DR Congo's adult literacy rose from 67.2 % in 2001 to 68.5 % in 2023.
DR Congo's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 95.1 % in 1981 to 117.6 % in 2023.
DR Congo · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
DR Congo's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 70.4 % in 2001 to 77.9 % in 2023.
DR Congo's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 12.0 % in 1974 to 55.5 % in 2023.
DR Congo's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.8 % in 1973 to 6.4 % in 2020.
DR Congo's children out of school, primary rose from 975,728 in 1971 to 5.23M in 1999.
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- Primary completion ratedown −5.2 pts118th of 137
- Tertiary attainmentup +1.7 pts74th of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +5.2 pts81st of 95
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs160th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs138th of 145
- Learning poverty39th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.2 pts126th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.1 pts100th of 166*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −6.0 %116th of 142*
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