Lower secondary completion rate, male in Congo
Congo: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 48.6% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2012, lower secondary completion rate, male in Congo stood at 48.6%.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Congo peaked at 57.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1971.
Congo ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.5% | — |
| 1972 | 20.4% | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 25.8% | +26.0% |
| 1974 | 30.0% | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 34.1% | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 37.9% | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +25.9% |
| 1978 | 51.6% | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 56.8% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 54.0% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | -20.7% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 43.8% | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 34.0% | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | -28.3% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | -30.6% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +41.8% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.8% | 17.5% | 56.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 34.0% | 57.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 27.9% | 38.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 27.3% | 47.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.7% | 48.6% | 3 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, male in Congo?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Congo was 48.6% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Congo ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. 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, male (% 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.