Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 44.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 44.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 78.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2010.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.6% | — |
| 1965 | 75.3% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 70.3% | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 64.8% | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 58.5% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.0% | 75.3% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.6% | 64.8% | 70.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 53.1% | 58.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 45.1% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 44.8% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1999 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 21.15 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 44.3% 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+ with no education recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2010.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education