Democratic Republic of Congo Literacy Rate

Democratic Republic of Congo literacy rate for 2022 was 80.54%, a 6.99% increase from 2018.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo literacy rate for 2018 was 73.55%, a 3.45% decline from 2016.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo literacy rate for 2016 was 77.00%, a 2% increase from 2012.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo literacy rate for 2012 was 75.00%, a 13.79% increase from 2007.
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.