Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tertiary education enrollment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2020 — 6.4%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 133. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 5.7 pp.

2020 6.4% +0.5 pp vs 2016
World rank 128of 133
Period maximum 7.6%2012
Period minimum 0.7%1971

Trend over time

1971–2020 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1971–202002468197119761981198619911996200120062011201620201971: 0.7%1972: 0.8%1973: 0.8%1974: 0.9%1975: 1.1%1976: 1.2%1977: 1.2%1978: 1.3%1979: 1.3%1980: 1.1%1981: 1.2%1982: 1.3%1983: 1.3%1984: 1.4%1985: 1.4%1986: 1.4%1987: 1.5%1988: 1.7%1989: 1.9%1990: 2%1991: 2.3%1995: 2.3%1999: 1.5%2006: 4.2%2007: 4.2%2008: 5.3%2009: 6.3%2011: 7.6%2012: 7.6%2013: 6.4%2016: 5.9%2020: 6.4%
Change over the period: +5.7 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.4%
World 39.7%
Tertiary education enrollment — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 6.4
2016 5.9
2013 6.4 −1.3 pp
2012 7.6 +0.1 pp
2011 7.6
2009 6.3 +1 pp
2008 5.3 +1.1 pp
2007 4.2 −0 pp
2006 4.2
1999 1.5
1995 2.3
1991 2.3 +0.3 pp
1990 2 +0.1 pp
1989 1.9 +0.2 pp
1988 1.7 +0.2 pp
1987 1.5 +0.1 pp
1986 1.4 +0 pp
1985 1.4 −0 pp
1984 1.4 +0.2 pp
1983 1.3 −0.1 pp
1982 1.3 +0.2 pp
1981 1.2 +0 pp
1980 1.1 −0.1 pp
1979 1.3 −0 pp
1978 1.3 +0 pp
1977 1.2 +0 pp
1976 1.2 +0.2 pp
1975 1.1 +0.1 pp
1974 0.9 +0.1 pp
1973 0.8 +0 pp
1972 0.8 +0.1 pp
1971 0.7

Middle Africa, 2020

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

CM Cameroon 15.6 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.4 TD Chad 4.4

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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