A young woman participates in an USAID-supported literacy class in Kalemie, DRC.
Posted by Letswalo L Marobane on 05 July 2022, 16:50 SAST
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) education system is plagued by low coverage and poor quality. 3.5 million children of primary school age are not in school, and of those who do attend, 44 percent start school late, after the age of six. National data indicate that only 67 percent of children who enter first grade will complete sixth grade. Of those who reach 6th grade, only 75 percent will pass the exit exam.
