Congo, Dem. Rep.: Primary education, pupils (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 3.18 percentage points from 46.28% in 2010. Since 1971 it is up 12.69 percentage points from 36.77% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2015, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s primary education, pupils (% female) rose 2.18 percentage points on 2014 (from 47.28% to 49.46%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2014), the average change was +0.41 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.52 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.89 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.49 percentage points in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2015 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.45 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2015 ranking

• Equatorial Guinea — 2nd of 9: 49.1%
• Botswana — 3rd of 9: 48.86%
• Bermuda — 4th of 9: 48.64%

What this measures

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

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

Primary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Angola — 46.86% (2015)
• Benin — 47.67% (2018)
• Botswana — 48.86% (2015)
• Burkina Faso — 48.72% (2018)
• Burundi — 50.12% (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 47.8% (2018)
• Cameroon — 47.01% (2018)
• Central African Republic — 43.61% (2016)
• Chad — 43.36% (2016)
• Comoros — 49.08% (2018)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More education data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 21.15 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 117.6% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 114.34% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 120.87% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.95 (2020)
• Secondary education, pupils

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s primary education, pupils (% female)?

49.46% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 12.69 percentage points from 36.77% in 1971. The highest value was 49.46% in 2015 and the lowest 36.77% in 1971.

Is the latest change in primary education, pupils (% female) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2015, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s primary education, pupils (% female) rose 2.18 percentage points on 2014 (from 47.28% to 49.46%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2014), the average change was +0.41 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.52 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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