Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 4.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010.
The figure is down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Congo peaked at 6.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1960.
That places Congo 123rd 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.0% | — |
| 1965 | 2.8% | +176.0% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | +39.1% |
| 1975 | 6.0% | +56.8% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 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 primary in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Congo was 4.5% 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 primary recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Congo ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary