Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.03 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.03 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.04 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 132nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0.01 | — |
| 1975 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.03 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.05, 60% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.055, 55% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 33.69 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.65 (1999)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 621,578 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.03 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.