Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 17.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Congo stood at 17.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Congo peaked at 17.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1960.
Congo ranks 82nd 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 25+ with primary in Congo, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1965 | 4.2% | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | +64.8% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | +29.8% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | +41.6% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +22.3% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 14.7% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.8% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 79 Sri Lanka 19.9% compare
- 80 Bangladesh 19.3% compare
- 81 South Africa 19.1% compare
- 83 Ireland 17.6% compare
- 84 United Arab Emirates 17.6% compare
- 85 Belgium 17.5% compare
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 25+ with primary in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Congo was 17.7% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Congo ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 25+ 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)