Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 2.61 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 2.61, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 2.61 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 1960.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.75 | — |
| 1965 | 0.88 | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 1.33 | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 1.67 | +25.6% |
| 1985 | 2.06 | +23.4% |
| 1990 | 2.33 | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 2.47 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 2.46 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.53 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.61 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.815 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 1.09 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.86 | 1.67 | 2.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 2.33 | 2.47 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.46 | 2.53 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 132 Sierra Leone 2.67 compare
- 133 Pakistan 2.66 compare
- 134 Afghanistan 2.64 compare
- 136 Central African Republic 2.6 compare
- 137 Benin 2.57 compare
- 138 Sudan 2.53 compare
More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 117.6 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 2.61 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 1960.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.