The State Department's 2023 report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo describes government payment of teacher salaries at schools administered by religious organizations that are registered as eligible to receive government funding, citing a 2015 Ministry of Education estimate that 72 percent of primary and 65 percent of secondary students attended government-funded public schools run by religious organizations, alongside tax-exempt status for recognized religious groups.
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Citation
AuthorUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom
PublisherUS Department of State
URLhttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/
Source TypeGovernment report
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The United States' own State Department annual country report on religious freedom, the strongest available form for a fact about a country's funding of religious-run institutions, hence the top tier. Connections
Associated With
This source names Republic of the Congo directly: "2023 report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo describes government payment of teacher salaries at schools administered by religious organizations that are registered as eligible to receive..."
Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Democratic Republic of the CongoUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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