Over-age students, primary, male in Congo
Congo: Over-age students, primary, male was 15.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Congo, 1972–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Congo is 15.8%, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Congo peaked at 53.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2010.
Congo ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 29.0% | — |
| 1974 | 26.1% | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 25.2% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 22.4% | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 33.7% | +51.6% |
| 1981 | 33.3% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 33.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +59.7% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -70.1% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.0% | 22.2% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 33.3% | 33.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 47.0% | 53.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 15.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1424 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Congo?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Congo was 15.8% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Congo ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.