Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Congo
Congo: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 62.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Congo, 1996–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Congo is 62.7%, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Congo peaked at 66.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1999.
Congo ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 64.7% | — |
| 1999 | 43.2% | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 43.2% | 64.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 54.4% | 66.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 62.7% | 62.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Congo
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Congo?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Congo was 62.7% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Congo ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2012.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.