Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Congo
Congo: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 63.1% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Congo, 1996–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 63.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Congo peaked at 63.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1999.
Congo ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 60.3% | — |
| 1999 | 35.1% | -41.8% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +33.2% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 35.1% | 60.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 46.7% | 62.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,171 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,848 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21,953 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.8 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33,072 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -12.37 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Congo?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Congo was 63.1% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2012.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.