Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 36.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Congo stood at 36.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Congo peaked at 92.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2010.
Congo ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.1% | — |
| 1965 | 86.7% | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 66.7% | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 59.5% | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 52.8% | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.4% | 86.7% | 92.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 66.7% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 52.8% | 59.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 41.8% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 37.9% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 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+ with no education in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Congo was 36.3% 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+ with no education recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Congo ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education