Congo, Rep.'s primary education, teachers (% female) was 61.56% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 23.84 percentage points from 37.72% in 2018.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 61.56% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 37.72% | 2018 |
| Highest | 61.56% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 14.47% | 1974 |
| Average since 2018 | 49.64% | 2018–2023 |
| First recorded | 15.14% | 1971 |
Over five years it is up 23.84 percentage points from 37.72% in 2018. Since 1971 it is up 46.43 percentage points from 15.14% in 1971. 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 5.41 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.36 percentage points in 2000. 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, Rep. had the 30th 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, Rep. | 61.56% | 2023 |
| World | 69.21% | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.4% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 60.47% | 2024 |
Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2023 ranking
- Mexico — 26th of 37: 70.3%
- Eswatini — 27th of 37: 69.83%
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 28th of 37: 67.31%
- Türkiye — 30th of 37: 61.36%
- Kenya — 31st of 37: 60.49%
- Timor-Leste — 32nd of 37: 52.8%
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 39 values
| Year | Primary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 61.56 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 37.72 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 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, Dem. Rep. — 32.35% (2023)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More education data for Congo, 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) — 7 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.97 (2018)
- Primary education, pupils — 880,625 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 87.88% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 86.85% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 88.89% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s primary education, teachers (% female)?
- 61.56% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 46.43 percentage points from 15.14% in 1971. The highest value was 61.56% in 2023 and the lowest 14.47% in 1974.
- How does Congo, Rep. rank?
- 30th 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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