Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Congo
Congo: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 71.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Congo, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Congo recorded 71.1% for primary completion rate, total in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Congo peaked at 76.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1999.
That places Congo 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.5% | — |
| 1972 | 55.1% | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 64.2% | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 53.5% | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 62.3% | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 64.4% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 66.6% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 73.8% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 75.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 73.5% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 69.6% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 73.3% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 71.9% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 67.5% | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 59.7% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 55.9% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | -37.2% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +78.1% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | -2.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 71.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 71.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +78.1% | 30.4% | 54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.0% | 51.5% | 73.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 67.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 30.4% | 64.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 53.3% | 76.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 68.0% | 75.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More aid effectiveness data for Congo
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 18,209 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 891,418 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 2.80 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 35.78 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 542,370 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 677,421 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 96.34 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 42,394 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 1.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 3.01 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Congo?
- Primary completion rate, total in Congo was 71.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Congo ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.