Education in the Republic of the Congo

Education in The Congo takes 12 years, and according to the 2005 UNDP report, 66.8% of Congolese are literate.

[1] Primary level education in the Republic of the Congo takes six years and begins at the age of 6, involving instruction in agriculture, manual skills, and domestic science.

At Technical Lycée, students are provided with skills on technological field, including mechanics, engineering and architecture, among others.

Meanwhile, those in Grade 11S which are interested in biological and/or earth sciences, go to Subdivision D, others interested in physics and mathematics go to Subdivision C. At Grade 13, every student is required to do the Senior School Higher Certificate Examination, no matter which lycée they are studying in.

Future physicians and medicine-related officers learn at the faculty of medicine of Marien Ngouabi University.

It consists of three levels; in the first three years, students are taught on general aspects, including anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology etc.