Education Facilities in Congo from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data provides a volunteer-contributed map of schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities in Congo. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map school access and coverage based on facility locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Analyze education infrastructure density using the `amenity` and `building` tags.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Explicitly includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via OpenStreetMap's `amenity` or `building` keys.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:39:53.258087; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Congo