Congo - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Congo was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Congo was 783,448 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 783,448 in 2018 and a minimum value of 241,101 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 241,101
1972 262,111
1973 277,384
1974 293,138
1975 307,194
1976 319,101
1977 330,456
1978 345,736
1979 358,761
1980 383,018
1981 390,676
1982 406,835
1983 422,874
1984 443,143
1985 458,237
1986 475,805
1987 498,588
1988 491,034
1989 495,015
1990 492,143
1991 493,918
1992 492,286
1993 512,060
1994 505,925
1995 518,400
1996 497,305
1997 499,485
1998 427,735
1999 276,451
2000 418,707
2001 500,921
2002 525,093
2003 509,507
2004 584,370
2005 597,304
2006 617,010
2007 621,702
2008 628,081
2009 671,683
2010 705,093
2011 727,020
2012 734,493
2018 783,448

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Congo was 51.50 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 51.50 in 2012, while its lowest value was 43.92 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 43.92
1972 44.70
1973 45.16
1974 45.25
1975 46.04
1976 46.52
1977 46.88
1978 47.62
1979 47.83
1980 47.95
1981 48.23
1982 48.35
1983 48.60
1984 48.34
1985 48.58
1986 48.56
1987 47.32
1988 48.59
1989 48.02
1990 48.03
1991 47.47
1992 48.09
1993 47.99
1994 47.98
1995 45.74
1996 48.09
1997 47.00
1998 47.00
1999 48.76
2000 47.77
2001 48.24
2002 48.30
2003 48.18
2004 48.13
2005 47.92
2006 47.24
2007 47.99
2008 47.98
2009 47.97
2010 48.33
2011 48.29
2012 51.50

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Congo was 27,845 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,845 in 2018 and a minimum value of 3,898 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3,898
1972 4,083
1973 4,373
1974 4,650
1975 5,053
1976 5,434
1978 6,675
1979 6,832
1980 6,852
1981 7,186
1982 6,997
1983 7,329
1984 7,803
1985 7,549
1986 7,745
1987 7,818
1988 7,429
1989 7,858
1990 7,639
1991 7,578
1992 7,789
1993 7,415
1994 6,891
1995 6,309
1996 6,836
1997 6,850
1998 6,688
1999 4,515
2000 6,923
2001 8,420
2002 9,342
2003 7,818
2004 7,058
2006 11,260
2007 10,631
2008 12,124
2009 10,433
2010 14,347
2011 15,438
2012 16,527
2018 27,845

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Congo was 37.72 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 53.85 in 2011, while its lowest value was 14.47 in 1974.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 15.14
1972 15.28
1973 15.62
1974 14.47
1975 15.46
1976 17.39
1978 23.24
1979 24.66
1980 24.62
1981 24.97
1982 25.74
1983 27.06
1984 27.62
1985 29.37
1986 29.79
1987 32.40
1988 32.80
1989 31.94
1990 32.83
1991 32.42
1992 33.11
1993 33.96
1994 33.97
1995 33.43
1999 41.86
2000 36.50
2001 37.59
2002 37.59
2003 43.00
2004 44.55
2006 47.13
2007 44.32
2008 46.50
2009 51.22
2010 52.94
2011 53.85
2012 53.51
2018 37.72

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes