Population, age 21, total in Congo
Congo: Population, age 21, total was 87,710 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Congo, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 21, total in Congo is 87,710, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Congo peaked at 87,710 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45,551, in 1990.
That places Congo 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,588 | 45,551 | 62,242 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,808 | 64,000 | 75,236 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,460 | 76,823 | 87,710 | 5 |
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More education data for Congo
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in Congo?
- Population, age 21, total in Congo was 87,710 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 87,710 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,551 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for population, age 21, total?
- Congo ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, 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.