Secondary school enrollment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 55.5%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 147. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 45.8 pp.
1971–2023 · % (gross ratio)
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.5 | — |
| 2021 | 55.4 | — |
| 2015 | 42.2 | +1 pp |
| 2014 | 41.2 | +2.7 pp |
| 2013 | 38.5 | −0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 38.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 38.9 | +1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 37 | −0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 37.4 | +1.6 pp |
| 2008 | 35.8 | +2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 33.6 | — |
| 1995 | 27.3 | +1.9 pp |
| 1994 | 25.4 | +1.5 pp |
| 1993 | 23.9 | +1.6 pp |
| 1992 | 22.2 | — |
| 1988 | 24.1 | +1.3 pp |
| 1987 | 22.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 22.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 23.1 | −0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 23.3 | −0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 23.5 | −0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 23.8 | −0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 24.1 | −0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 24.5 | −0.5 pp |
| 1979 | 25 | +2.9 pp |
| 1978 | 22.1 | +2.6 pp |
| 1977 | 19.4 | +2.3 pp |
| 1976 | 17.1 | +1.7 pp |
| 1975 | 15.5 | +3.5 pp |
| 1974 | 12 | +0 pp |
| 1973 | 12 | +0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 11.3 | +1.6 pp |
| 1971 | 9.7 | — |
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The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
The net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
Education Literacy rateThe share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Education R&D expenditure (% of GDP)Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a percentage of GDP.
Education Researchers per million peopleThe number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
