Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 28.8% in 1999. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–1999
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 28.8% for over-age students, primary in 1999.
That represents a change of up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 29.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1995.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 6th 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 (% of enrollment) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.4% | — |
| 1972 | 29.0% | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 24.8% | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 20.8% | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +81.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +81.7% | 15.8% | 28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 20.8% | 29.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 20.6% | 22.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 15.8% | 28.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 3 Liberia 47.0%
- 4 Solomon Islands 36.5% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 34.3% compare
- 7 Eswatini 28.3% compare
- 8 Nepal 28.0% compare
- 9 Pakistan 26.4%
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 33.69 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.65 (1999)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo was 28.8% in 1999, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1995.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for over-age students, primary?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 1999.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 (% of 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.