Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Congo

Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 32.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
32.1%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
88.1%
in 1960
All-time low
32.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Congo, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 88.11965: 85.71970: 79.81975: 74.81980: 65.61985: 58.81990: 48.31995: 432000: 41.52005: 36.52010: 32.1

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Congo stood at 32.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Congo peaked at 88.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, 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 25+ with no education in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Congo, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 88.1%
1965 85.7% -2.7%
1970 79.8% -6.9%
1975 74.8% -6.3%
1980 65.6% -12.2%
1985 58.8% -10.4%
1990 48.3% -17.9%
1995 43.0% -10.9%
2000 41.5% -3.5%
2005 36.5% -12.2%
2010 32.1% -12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 86.9% 85.7% 88.1% 2
1970s 77.2% 74.8% 79.8% 2
1980s 62.2% 58.8% 65.6% 2
1990s 45.6% 43.0% 48.3% 2
2000s 39.0% 36.5% 41.5% 2
2010s 32.1% 32.1% 32.1% 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 27 Ghana 35.3% compare
  2. 28 Haiti 35.1% compare
  3. 29 Laos 34.6% compare
  4. 31 Bahrain 31.7% compare
  5. 32 Guatemala 31.2% compare
  6. 33 Malawi 29.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Congo?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Congo was 32.1% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2010.
How does Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Congo ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 25+ with no education