Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1.36 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.36 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
10th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.36 million number
in 2020
All-time low
286,339 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1970–2020

250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 1.36 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 1.36 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 286,339 number, in 1970.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 10th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 286,339 number
1971 293,397 number +2.5%
1972 303,616 number +3.5%
1973 313,504 number +3.3%
1974 322,929 number +3.0%
1975 331,665 number +2.7%
1976 339,478 number +2.4%
1977 351,061 number +3.4%
1978 362,518 number +3.3%
1979 373,474 number +3.0%
1980 383,389 number +2.7%
1981 391,916 number +2.2%
1982 403,901 number +3.1%
1983 415,491 number +2.9%
1984 426,624 number +2.7%
1985 437,165 number +2.5%
1986 446,928 number +2.2%
1987 461,438 number +3.2%
1988 476,423 number +3.2%
1989 491,815 number +3.2%
1990 507,433 number +3.2%
1991 522,858 number +3.0%
1992 544,901 number +4.2%
1993 567,993 number +4.2%
1994 590,915 number +4.0%
1995 612,158 number +3.6%
1996 630,924 number +3.1%
1997 651,766 number +3.3%
1998 670,621 number +2.9%
1999 687,939 number +2.6%
2000 704,150 number +2.4%
2001 719,232 number +2.1%
2002 741,666 number +3.1%
2003 764,886 number +3.1%
2004 788,642 number +3.1%
2005 812,436 number +3.0%
2006 836,034 number +2.9%
2007 867,332 number +3.7%
2008 900,925 number +3.9%
2009 935,763 number +3.9%
2010 970,638 number +3.7%
2011 1.00 million number +3.5%
2012 1.04 million number +3.9%
2013 1.08 million number +3.9%
2014 1.12 million number +3.7%
2015 1.16 million number +3.5%
2016 1.20 million number +3.2%
2017 1.24 million number +3.5%
2018 1.28 million number +3.3%
2019 1.32 million number +3.1%
2020 1.36 million number +2.9%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 1.36 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 5.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 1.36 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 7.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 327,798 number 286,339 number 373,474 number 10
1980s 433,509 number 383,389 number 491,815 number 10
1990s 598,751 number 507,433 number 687,939 number 10
2000s 807,107 number 704,150 number 935,763 number 10
2010s 1.14 million number 970,638 number 1.32 million number 10
2020s 1.36 million number 1.36 million number 1.36 million number 1

Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  1. 7 Ethiopia 1.48 million number compare
  2. 8 Brazil 1.46 million number compare
  3. 9 Bangladesh 1.43 million number compare
  4. 11 Egypt 1.20 million number compare
  5. 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
  6. 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 1.36 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 286,339 number in 1970.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.