Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 1.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo peaked at 2.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1960.
That places Congo 129th 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
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +120.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +47.2% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +110.3% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +44.5% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 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 tertiary schooling. in Congo?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Congo was 1.5% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Congo ranks 129th 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 34.7%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)