Primary school completion rate in Republic of the Congo

The primary completion rate in Republic of the Congo was 71.1% in 2023.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1971 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Republic of the Congo, 2023 71.1% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2012 −1.5percentage points 2012: 72.6%
World, 2023 87.3% Official aggregate
Position in 2023 121st of 137 See the full ranking

Primary school completion rate in Republic of the Congo over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period Republic of the CongoWorld
2024 – 88.0%
2023 71.1% 87.3%
2022 – 91.1%
2021 – 88.7%
2020 – 88.0%
2019 – 87.9%
2018 – 88.1%
2017 – 88.2%
2016 – 88.5%
2015 – 87.9%
2014 – 88.1%
2013 – 88.3%
2012 72.6% 88.1%
2011 75.2% 87.8%
2010 68.0% 88.5%
2009 66.6% 89.0%
2008 66.8% 88.2%
2007 71.3% 86.5%
2006 72.4% 85.3%
2005 66.8% 85.0%
2004 76.5% 84.2%
2003 53.3% 83.5%
2002 56.6% 83.3%
2001 54.1% 82.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 72.6% in 2012, a change of −1.5 percentage points.
  • Since 2003, when it was 53.3%, the figure has changed by +17.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Republic of the Congo has the 121st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2023 for Republic of the Congo
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics