Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 29.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Congo recorded 29.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010.
The figure is down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Congo peaked at 53.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1960.
Congo ranks 40th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Congo, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.9% | — |
| 1965 | 20.6% | +200.9% |
| 1970 | 44.2% | +114.1% |
| 1975 | 53.6% | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 41.8% | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | -45.7% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | +172.3% |
| 2000 | 50.1% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 6.9% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 44.2% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 22.7% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 16.2% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 36.7% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1424 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Congo was 29.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Congo ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)