Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Congo

Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 27.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
27.9%
World rank
62nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2010
All-time low
2.1%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Congo, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 2.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 4.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 4.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 4.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 6.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 6.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 17.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 17.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 27.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Congo is 27.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 59.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Congo peaked at 27.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1980.

Congo ranks 62nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Congo, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 2.4%
1965 4.7% +94.6%
1970 4.7% +0.0%
1975 4.7% -0.2%
1980 2.1% -55.3%
1985 2.1% +0.0%
1990 6.4% +205.2%
1995 6.4% +0.0%
2000 17.5% +173.0%
2005 17.5% +0.0%
2010 27.9% +59.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.6% 2.4% 4.7% 2
1970s 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 2
1980s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2
1990s 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 2
2000s 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 2
2010s 27.9% 27.9% 27.9% 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 59 Luxembourg 29.4% compare
  2. 60 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.3% compare
  3. 61 Mauritania 28.6% compare
  4. 63 Sri Lanka 27.8% compare
  5. 64 Jordan 26.8% compare
  6. 65 Republic of Korea 26.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Congo?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Congo was 27.9% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1980.
How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Congo ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 55-59 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 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)