Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female was 6.59 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Congo, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, female in Congo is 6.59, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Congo peaked at 7.84 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.91, in 1960.
That places Congo 110th 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 total schooling, age 15-19, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.91 | — |
| 1965 | 2.68 | +40.3% |
| 1970 | 4.36 | +62.7% |
| 1975 | 6.73 | +54.4% |
| 1980 | 7.69 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 7.52 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 7.84 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 6.48 | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 6 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.59 | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 | 1.91 | 2.68 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.54 | 4.36 | 6.73 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.61 | 7.52 | 7.69 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.16 | 6.48 | 7.84 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1 | 6 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.59 | 6.59 | 6.59 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 182,429 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.93 % change on previous year (1990)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,723 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 19.07 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,171 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,848 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21,953 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.8 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Congo?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Congo was 6.59 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Congo ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 total schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of education completed among females age 15-19.