Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo

Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 0.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.6%
World rank
130th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo, 1960–2010

00.250.50.7511.21960198520101960: 0.121965: 0.231970: 0.381975: 0.781980: 1.11985: 1.11990: 1.11995: 1.12000: 0.962005: 0.792010: 0.64

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo peaked at 1.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.

That places Congo 130th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Congo, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.1%
1965 0.2% +91.7%
1970 0.4% +65.2%
1975 0.8% +105.3%
1980 1.1% +39.7%
1985 1.1% +0.0%
1990 1.1% +0.9%
1995 1.1% +3.6%
2000 1.0% -15.8%
2005 0.8% -17.7%
2010 0.6% -19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
1970s 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% 2
1980s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 2
1990s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 127 Lesotho 0.8% compare
  2. 127 Namibia 0.8% compare
  3. 129 Haiti 0.7% compare
  4. 131 Burundi 0.5% compare
  5. 131 Papua New Guinea 0.5% compare
  6. 133 Rwanda 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo was 0.6% 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+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
Congo ranks 130th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary