Lower secondary completion rate, female in Congo
Congo: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 64.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Congo, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Congo recorded 64.8% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Congo peaked at 64.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1971.
Congo ranks 141st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.6% | — |
| 1972 | 6.4% | +41.1% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | +52.6% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | +43.7% |
| 1975 | 16.3% | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | +26.7% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 26.7% | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 31.2% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 27.5% | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | -23.9% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | +34.9% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | -20.9% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | +44.1% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -31.4% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +56.5% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.7% | 4.6% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 20.0% | 32.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 21.3% | 30.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 19.0% | 40.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 36.7% | 47.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.8% | 64.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 138 Sierra Leone 68.0% compare
- 139 Zimbabwe 68.0% compare
- 140 Cambodia 67.7% compare
- 142 Costa Rica 63.2% compare
- 143 Bhutan 60.9% compare
- 144 Solomon Islands 59.9% compare
More education data for Congo
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Congo?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Congo was 64.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.