Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Congo
Congo: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 2,425 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Congo, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Congo is 2,425, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Congo peaked at 2,425 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 588, in 1960.
That places Congo 114th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 623 | 588 | 658 | 2 |
| 1970s | 798.5 | 745 | 852 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,066 | 982 | 1,149 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,454 | 1,344 | 1,565 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,975 | 1,837 | 2,113 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,425 | 2,425 | 2,425 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Congo?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Congo was 2,425 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2,425 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 588 in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Congo ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.