Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Congo
Congo: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 47.9% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Congo recorded 47.9% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2012. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Congo peaked at 47.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1971.
Congo ranks 155th 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.0% | — |
| 1972 | 13.4% | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 17.8% | +32.4% |
| 1974 | 22.0% | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 25.2% | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 27.7% | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 35.0% | +26.1% |
| 1978 | 38.0% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 44.7% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 42.5% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 35.1% | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | -22.9% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -27.7% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 11.0% | 41.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 27.1% | 44.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 24.7% | 33.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 23.3% | 42.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.8% | 47.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Congo?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Congo was 47.9% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Congo ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. 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, total (% 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.