Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 57.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Congo is 57.6%, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Congo peaked at 68.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1960.
That places Congo 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Congo, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.7% | — |
| 1965 | 22.1% | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 28.1% | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 54.1% | +92.2% |
| 1980 | 68.3% | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 64.5% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 50.5% | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.1% | 28.1% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 68.3% | 68.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.5% | 50.5% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 44.5% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 57.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 95 Honduras 58.2% compare
- 96 Brunei Darussalam 58.0% compare
- 97 Costa Rica 57.9% compare
- 99 Syrian Arab Republic 56.9% compare
- 100 Paraguay 56.0% compare
- 101 Uruguay 55.2% compare
More education data for Congo
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Congo was 57.6% 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 secondary recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Congo ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)