Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 5.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo stood at 5.5%.
The figure is down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo peaked at 22.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1990.
That places Congo 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.8% | — |
| 1965 | 17.8% | +39.6% |
| 1970 | 22.8% | +27.6% |
| 1975 | 22.6% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | -39.4% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -47.4% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +157.6% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -35.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 12.8% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.7% | 22.6% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 10.0% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 5.3% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.1% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Congo
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo was 5.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Congo ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary