Population, age 17, total in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Population, age 17, total was 1.69 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, total in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, total in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.69 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.69 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 790,096, in 1990.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 937,698 | 790,096 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million | 1.09 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million | 1.45 million | 1.69 million | 5 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.98 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Population, age 17, total in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.69 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 790,096 in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for population, age 17, total?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.