Democratic Republic of Congo Literacy Rate 2001-2025

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.
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.