Over-age students, primary, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Over-age students, primary, female was 26.6% in 1999. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–1999
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 1999, over-age students, primary, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 26.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 26.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1995.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7th out of 191 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.5% | — |
| 1972 | 25.8% | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 20.6% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -22.8% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | +78.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 20.6% | 25.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.6% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 14.9% | 26.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 4 Solomon Islands 36.0% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 33.5% compare
- 6 Nepal 31.2% compare
- 8 Pakistan 26.5%
- 9 Eswatini 25.3% compare
- 10 Kenya 24.6%
More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 621,578 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1999 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 26.6% in 1999, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1995.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 1999.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.