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

Latest (2010)
17.7%
World rank
82nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 2010
All-time low
3.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Congo, 1960–2010

51015201960198520101960: 3.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 4.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 6.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 12.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 15.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 17.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 14.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 15.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 17.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Congo, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 79 Sri Lanka 19.9% compare
  2. 80 Bangladesh 19.3% compare
  3. 81 South Africa 19.1% compare
  4. 83 Ireland 17.6% compare
  5. 84 United Arab Emirates 17.6% compare
  6. 85 Belgium 17.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)