Congo, Dem. Rep.'s primary education, teachers (% female) was 32.35% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.74 percentage points from 28.61% in 2018.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 32.35% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 28.61% | 2018 |
| Highest | 32.35% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 19.47% | 1993 |
| Average since 2014 | 30.47% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 19.66% | 1992 |
Over five years it is up 3.74 percentage points from 28.61% in 2018. Since 1992 it is up 12.7 percentage points from 19.66% in 1992. The World Bank has no value for 14 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.57 percentage points in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.8 percentage points in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 37th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 32.35% | 2023 |
| World | 69.21% | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.4% | 2024 |
| Low income | 45.46% | 2024 |
Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2023 ranking
- Papua New Guinea — 33rd of 37: 49.35%
- Afghanistan — 34th of 37: 41.64%
- Djibouti — 35th of 37: 37.39%
- Mali — 37th of 37: 31.94%
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 18 values
| Year | Primary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.35 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 32.24 |
| 2020 | 32.07 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 28.61 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 29.21 |
| 2014 | 28.34 |
| 2013 |
Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies
- Benin — 29.64% (2022)
- Botswana — 74.08% (2022)
- Burkina Faso — 50.07% (2024)
- Burundi — 55.24% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 63.51% (2022)
- Cameroon — 61.38% (2024)
- Central African Republic — 19.09% (2016)
- Chad — 21.27% (2024)
- Comoros — 43.24% (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — 61.56% (2023)
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils (% female)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s primary education, teachers (% female)?
- 32.35% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is up 12.7 percentage points from 19.66% in 1992. The highest value was 32.35% in 2023 and the lowest 19.47% in 1993.
- How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?
- 37th highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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