Congo, Rep.: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 1.87 percentage points from 9.96% in 2018. Since 1971 it is down 9.96 percentage points from 21.79% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 39 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2023, Congo, Rep. had the 37th highest value of the 36 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.

Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2023 ranking

• Senegal — 33rd of 36: 18.26%
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 34th of 36: 17.58%
• Mali — 35th of 36: 13.27%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 14 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Benin — 12.17% (2022)
• Botswana — 55.82% (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 18.39% (2024)
• Burundi — 26.16% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 50.57% (2022)
• Cameroon — 40.92% (2023)
• Central African Republic — 46.82% (2017)
• Chad — 10.07% (2024)
• Comoros — 10.74% (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 17.58% (2023)

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

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Rep.'s secondary education, teachers (% female)?

11.83% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 9.96 percentage points from 21.79% in 1971. The highest value was 21.79% in 1971 and the lowest 8.8% in 1979.

How does Congo, Rep. rank?

37th highest of 36 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.SEC.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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