Dem. Rep. Congo - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 6.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Dem. Rep. Congo was 10,572,420 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,572,420 in 2010 and a minimum value of 3,088,011 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 3,088,011
1972 3,181,242
1973 3,292,020
1974 3,363,384
1975 3,429,076
1976 3,544,498
1977 3,644,578
1978 3,789,530
1979 3,919,395
1980 4,054,758
1981 4,195,699
1982 4,342,470
1983 4,495,346
1984 4,654,613
1985 4,522,363
1986 4,650,756
1987 4,156,029
1988 4,356,516
1990 3,429,633
1991 4,562,430
1992 4,622,758
1993 4,870,933
1994 4,939,297
1995 5,417,506
1999 4,022,411
2002 5,455,391
2007 8,839,888
2008 9,973,365
2009 10,244,090
2010 10,572,420

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 46.28 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 47.38 in 1999, while its lowest value was 43.86 in 2002.

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

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 47.38
2002 43.86
2007 44.76
2008 45.46
2009 45.95
2010 46.28

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Dem. Rep. Congo was 285,640 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 285,640 in 2010 and a minimum value of 72,546 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 72,546
1972 73,129
1973 80,481
1984 112,077
1987 113,468
1992 114,967
1993 117,267
1994 112,041
1995 121,054
1999 154,618
2002 158,887
2007 230,834
2008 255,594
2009 274,453
2010 285,640

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 26.34 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 26.51 in 2008, while its lowest value was 19.47 in 1993.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1992 19.66
1993 19.47
1994 24.04
1995 22.24
1999 21.47
2002 25.86
2007 25.91
2008 26.51
2009 26.34

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes