ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn ˌoʊˌaɪˈɛf ɹᵻpˈoːɹt, fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən kɑːŋɡoʊlˈiːz pˈiːpəl fˈɪfti.sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən kæn ɹˈiːd ænd ɹˈaɪt ɪn fɹˈɛntʃ.
According to a 2018 OIF report, 42.5 million Congolese people (50.6% of the population) can read and write in French.