What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The highest recorded value was 7.77 years in 2014.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 6.58 years in 2007.

How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.67 years in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

7.67 years

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

166th

of 188 countries

All-time high

7.77 years

in 2014

All-time low

6.58 years

in 2007

Years of data

2007–2015

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2015, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 7.67 years.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 7.77 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.58 years, in 2007.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	6.93 years	6.58 years	7.11 years	3
2010s	7.52 years	7.04 years	7.77 years	6

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Democratic Republic of Congo was 7.67 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 7.77 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 6.58 years in 2007.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.