Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 25.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Congo stood at 25.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Congo peaked at 26.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1960.
Congo ranks 65th of 144 countries on this measure, 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+ with primary schooling. in Congo, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.5% | — |
| 1965 | 19.1% | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 23.4% | +22.6% |
| 1975 | 23.7% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 23.1% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.3% | 15.5% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.9% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.0% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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+ with primary schooling. in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Congo was 25.5% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Congo ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)