Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo

Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 27.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
27.5%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
79.5%
in 1960
All-time low
27.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 79.51965: 73.31970: 66.31975: 55.61980: 48.31985: 421990: 39.91995: 35.62000: 31.82005: 292010: 27.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo is 27.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo peaked at 79.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2010.

Congo ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, 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, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 79.5%
1965 73.3% -7.8%
1970 66.3% -9.6%
1975 55.6% -16.1%
1980 48.3% -13.1%
1985 42.0% -13.0%
1990 39.9% -5.1%
1995 35.6% -10.8%
2000 31.8% -10.6%
2005 29.0% -8.8%
2010 27.5% -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 76.4% 73.3% 79.5% 2
1970s 60.9% 55.6% 66.3% 2
1980s 45.2% 42.0% 48.3% 2
1990s 37.7% 35.6% 39.9% 2
2000s 30.4% 29.0% 31.8% 2
2010s 27.5% 27.5% 27.5% 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 27 Egypt 31.1% compare
  2. 28 Ghana 30.4% compare
  3. 29 Bahrain 28.9% compare
  4. 31 Haiti 25.7% compare
  5. 32 Iraq 24.7% compare
  6. 33 Guatemala 23.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo was 27.5% 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+ with no education recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2010.
How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
Congo ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education
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 population age 15+ with no education