Primary education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 is free and compulsory (Article 43 of the 2005 Congolese Constitution).

In 2000, 65 percent of children ages 10 to 14 years were attending school. As a result of the 6-year civil war, over 5.2 million children in the country receive no education.

The education

Education

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 system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 is governed by three government ministries: the Ministère de l’Enseignement Primaire, Secondaire et Professionnel (MEPSP), the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et Universitaire (MESU) and the Ministère des Affaires Sociales (MAS).

The educational system in the DRC is similar to that of Belgium

Belgium

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. In 2002, there were over 19,000 primary schools serving 160,000 students; and 8,000 secondary schools serving 110,000 students.

Schools

City

City

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: Kinshasa

Kinshasa

Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....

• American School of Kinshasa
  American School of Kinshasa
  The American School of Kinshasa is an English-using international school in Kinshasa, which is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is an independent, coeducational day school which offers an educational program covering kindergarten through to grade 12...
  
  
• Institut de N'Djili
  Institut de N'Djili
  Institut de N'Djili, formerly Bio-Chimie de N'Djili, is a secondary school in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, located on Commercial Avenue in the Commune of N'Djili. The School focuses on studies of biochemistry, mathematics and physics....
  
  
• Lycee Sainte Germaine, N'Djili
• Institut Technique Commercial (ITC)N'Djili
• Institut Nguya, N'Djili
• Institut Kimbanguiste, Kimbanseke
• Institut Viluka, Kimbanseke
• Daniel Comboni, N'Djili
• Institut Technique Professionel and Mechanique (ITPM)
• Institut Sedeke, N'Djili
• Institut Technique Industriel de la Gombe (ITI-Gombe)

Colleges and universities

Research centers and institutes

• Centre régional d'études nucléaires de Kinshasa (CREN-K)
• Centre d'études égyptologiques Cheik Anta Diop de l'INADEP -formation et recherche
• Centre d'Études des Religions Africaines (CERA)
• Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, ICCN
• Institut Africain d'Études Prospectives - INADEP