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
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Congo, 1960–2010
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Congo
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 431,379 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.76 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0698 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 449,246 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.25 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0727 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.29 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (2012)
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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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education