Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total was 7.12 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total 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 40-44, total in Congo is 7.12, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Congo peaked at 8.11 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.42, in 1960.
That places Congo 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.42 | — |
| 1965 | 0.5 | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.49 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.28 | +161.2% |
| 1980 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.94 | +129.7% |
| 1990 | 2.95 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.23 | +111.2% |
| 2000 | 6.23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.11 | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 7.12 | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.885 | 0.49 | 1.28 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.11 | 1.28 | 2.94 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.59 | 2.95 | 6.23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.17 | 6.23 | 8.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.12 | 7.12 | 7.12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Congo?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Congo was 7.12 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 40-44, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.11 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Congo ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.