Over-age students, primary in Congo, Republic of
Congo, Republic of: Over-age students, primary was 15.2% in 2012. β² Rising
Over-age students, primary in Congo, Republic of, 1972β2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Congo, Republic of 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, Republic of peaked at 47.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2010.
Congo, Republic of 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.
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 |
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More education data for Congo, Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Congo, Republic of?
- Over-age students, primary in Congo, Republic of 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, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2010.
- How does Congo, Republic of rank for over-age students, primary?
- Congo, Republic of ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Congo, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Republic of 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.