Republic of the Congo's adult literacy rose from 59.6 % in 1984 to 76.1 % in 2005.
Republic of the Congo's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 131.0 % in 1985 to 87.9 % in 2023.
Republic of the Congo · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
24th of 33 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Republic of the Congo's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) fell from 87.5 % in 1984 to 78.6 % in 2005.
Republic of the Congo's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 15.8 % in 1971 to 50.5 % in 2012.
Republic of the Congo's tertiary enrolment rose from 2.1 % in 1975 to 10.4 % in 2023.
Republic of the Congo's children out of school, primary rose from 54,967 in 1972 to 171,125 in 2023.
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- Primary completion ratedown −1.5 pts121st of 137
- Tertiary attainment74th of 92*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +11.2 pts92nd of 108*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs124th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.3 yrs115th of 145
- Learning povertydown −14.7 pts19th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.6 pts72nd of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.8 pts46th of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −5.6 %126th of 140*
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