Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 5.31 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Congo recorded 5.31 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Congo peaked at 5.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1960.
That places Congo 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5 | — |
| 1965 | 0.81 | +62.0% |
| 1970 | 1.26 | +55.6% |
| 1975 | 2.27 | +80.2% |
| 1980 | 3.04 | +33.9% |
| 1985 | 3.92 | +28.9% |
| 1990 | 4.62 | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 5.02 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 5.05 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.31 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.655 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.77 | 1.26 | 2.27 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.48 | 3.04 | 3.92 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.82 | 4.62 | 5.02 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.07 | 5.05 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.31 | 5.31 | 5.31 | 1 |
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More education data for Congo
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Congo?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Congo was 5.31 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+, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Congo ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.