Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Republic of the Congo

Primary school enrollment in the Republic of the Congo in 2012 — 87.9%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 142. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 5.1 pp.

2012 87.9% +1.6 pp vs 2010
World rank 110of 142
Period maximum 95.4%1979
Period minimum 51.8%2005

Trend over time

1972–2012 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Republic of the Congo, 1972–2012406080100197219761980198419881992199620002004200820121972: 82.8%1974: 89%1976: 91.7%1978: 95.2%1979: 95.4%1980: 87.3%1981: 86.3%1982: 86.9%1983: 87.4%1984: 88.7%2005: 51.8%2006: 55.3%2010: 86.2%2012: 87.9%
Change over the period: +5.1 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2012

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 87.9%
World 89%
Primary school enrollment — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2012 87.9
2010 86.2
2006 55.3 +3.5 pp
2005 51.8
1984 88.7 +1.3 pp
1983 87.4 +0.5 pp
1982 86.9 +0.6 pp
1981 86.3 −1 pp
1980 87.3 −8.1 pp
1979 95.4 +0.3 pp
1978 95.2
1976 91.7
1974 89
1972 82.8

Middle Africa, 2012

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.