Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Classroom in Goma

Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is administered jointly by two ministries — the Ministère de l'Enseignement Primaire, Secondaire et Professionnel (MEPSP) and the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et Universitaire (MESU) — which oversee primary and secondary education, higher education, and social and vocational training.

The education system comprises six years of primary education followed by six years of secondary education, culminating in the Diplôme d'État, equivalent to the French baccalauréat, which grants access to higher education. Tertiary education follows a tiered progression — Graduat, Licence, and doctoral studies — offered through public universities, higher pedagogical institutes (Instituts Supérieurs Pédagogiques), and technical institutes (Instituts Supérieurs Techniques). The administration involves a hybrid partnership between the state, religious networks, and parents. Religious organizations, mainly Catholic, Protestant, Kimbanguist, and Islamic, play a key role in managing schools under state supervision, collectively accounting for nearly 80% of primary and 75% of secondary institutions.

In September 2019, the Congolese government introduced a landmark policy guaranteeing free public primary education nationwide.

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