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 29.4% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo is 29.4%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo peaked at 49.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1990.
That places Congo 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.5% | — |
| 1965 | 38.4% | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 49.1% | +27.6% |
| 1975 | 41.8% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 30.6% | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | -27.7% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | -37.3% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | +207.2% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.0% | 33.5% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 41.8% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 22.1% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 13.9% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 36.1% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 43 Mozambique 30.2% compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.6% compare
- 45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.4% compare
- 47 Yemen 29.4% compare
- 48 Argentina 29.2% compare
- 49 Panama 28.7% 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Congo was 29.4% 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 49.1% 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 13.9% in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Congo ranks 46th 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 37.7%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)