Democratic Republic of the Congo

Female Literacy Rate

79.71

ages 15-24

Global Ranking

123

124

125

Togo84.01

126

Haiti82.63

127

128

Democratic Republic of the Congo79.71

129

Madagascar79.18

130

Republic of the Congo78.74

131

132

Ivory Coast76.41

133

Sudan73.49

Africa Ranking

23

Egypt86.81

24

25

26

Togo84.01

27

28

Democratic Republic of the Congo79.71

29

Madagascar79.18

30

Republic of the Congo78.74

31

32

Ivory Coast76.41

33

Sudan73.49

News

Republic of the Congo
BritannicaSaturday, June 21, 2025
Empowering women through literacy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
UNESCOMonday, March 10, 2025
In DR Congo, one man is helping women fight the patriarchy
ThinkLandscapeMonday, January 27, 2025
Empowering Girls and Enhancing Learning in the Democratic Republic of Congo
World BankThursday, May 18, 2023
Girls’ Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Borgen ProjectFriday, June 29, 2018
On the write track: Literacy training empowers women in DR Congo
UN World Food ProgrammeFriday, July 16, 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo: Good Practices on Gender and GBV Risk Mitigation Integration across the Humanitarian Programme Cycle phases by Education Clusters
ReliefWebTuesday, July 9, 2024
Literacy Leads to Self-Sufficiency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Catholic Relief Services | CRSTuesday, July 16, 2019
Once Barred From School, Women Embrace Education
Global Press JournalThursday, September 15, 2022
Human rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Amnesty InternationalThursday, August 19, 2021

Definition of Female Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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