Average years of schooling males vs females in Congo
Congo: Average years of schooling males vs females was 9.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling males vs females in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling males vs females in Congo is 9.45, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling males vs females in Congo peaked at 9.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.04, in 1990.
Congo ranks 105th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling males vs females in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.04 | — |
| 1991 | 8.18 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.32 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 8.46 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 8.61 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 8.75 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.73 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.71 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.7 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.68 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.66 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.71 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.75 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.8 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.84 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.89 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.91 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.94 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.97 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.02 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.09 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.15 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.21 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.27 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.33 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.34 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.35 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.36 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.37 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.38 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.45 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.45 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.45 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.52 | 8.04 | 8.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.85 | 8.66 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 | 9.02 | 9.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.43 | 9.38 | 9.45 | 4 |
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More education data for Congo
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling males vs females in Congo?
- Average years of schooling males vs females in Congo was 9.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling males vs females recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling males vs females recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for average years of schooling males vs females?
- Congo ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling males vs females rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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