Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Congo
Congo: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 15.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Congo, 1972–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Congo recorded 15.2% for over-age students, primary in 2012.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Congo peaked at 47.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2010.
Congo ranks 37th 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 (% of enrollment) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27.2% | — |
| 1974 | 24.3% | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 21.5% | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 21.3% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | +51.4% |
| 1981 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +44.6% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -71.5% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +13.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -71.5% | 47.1% | 13.4% |
| 1980 | +51.4% | 21.3% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | +44.6% | 32.1% | 46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6% | 21.3% | 27.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 46.4% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 2 |
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 over-age students, primary in Congo?
- Over-age students, primary in Congo was 15.2% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for over-age students, primary?
- Congo ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. 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 (% 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.