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Universities in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo has 56 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1951. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES56

OLDEST1951

FOUNDED 1900+40

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later40 · 71%

Date unknown16 · 29%

Oldest universities in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1951Université Méthodiste au Katanga

1954Université de Kinshasa

1955Université de Kamina

1955Université de Lubumbashi

1957Université Catholique du Congo

1959Protestant University in the Congo

1961Université Pedagogique Nationale

1961Shalom University of Bunia

1963University of Kisangani

1967National Institute of Arts, Kinshasa

1982University of the Assumption in Congo

1984Cardinal Malula University

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