Democratic Republic of Congo Literacy Rate 2001-2025
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Democratic Republic of Congo literacy rate for 2022 was 80.54%, a 3.5% increase from 2016.
- Democratic Republic of Congo literacy rate for 2016 was 77.04%, a 2.03% increase from 2012.
- Democratic Republic of Congo literacy rate for 2012 was 75.02%, a 13.81% increase from 2007.
- Democratic Republic of Congo literacy rate for 2007 was 61.21%, a 5.97% decline from 2001.
| Democratic Republic of Congo Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
80.54% |
3.50% |
| 2016 |
77.04% |
2.03% |
| 2012 |
75.02% |
13.81% |
| 2007 |
61.21% |
-5.97% |
| 2001 |
67.17% |
-5.97% |
