School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Congo

Congo: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 68,259 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
68,259 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
91st
of 204 countries
All-time high
68,259 number
in 2020
All-time low
15,775 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Congo, 1970–2020

20.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Congo recorded 68,259 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Congo peaked at 68,259 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,775 number, in 1970.

Congo ranks 91st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Congo, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Congo, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 15,775 number
1971 16,315 number +3.4%
1972 16,883 number +3.5%
1973 17,498 number +3.6%
1974 18,152 number +3.7%
1975 18,826 number +3.7%
1976 19,495 number +3.6%
1977 20,185 number +3.5%
1978 20,914 number +3.6%
1979 21,677 number +3.6%
1980 22,463 number +3.6%
1981 23,257 number +3.5%
1982 24,043 number +3.4%
1983 24,875 number +3.5%
1984 25,725 number +3.4%
1985 26,590 number +3.4%
1986 27,481 number +3.4%
1987 28,426 number +3.4%
1988 29,345 number +3.2%
1989 30,269 number +3.1%
1990 31,130 number +2.8%
1991 31,819 number +2.2%
1992 32,377 number +1.8%
1993 32,979 number +1.9%
1994 33,603 number +1.9%
1995 34,229 number +1.9%
1996 34,860 number +1.8%
1997 35,528 number +1.9%
1998 36,232 number +2.0%
1999 36,977 number +2.1%
2000 37,741 number +2.1%
2001 38,491 number +2.0%
2002 39,269 number +2.0%
2003 40,129 number +2.2%
2004 41,074 number +2.4%
2005 42,140 number +2.6%
2006 43,361 number +2.9%
2007 44,660 number +3.0%
2008 46,083 number +3.2%
2009 47,598 number +3.3%
2010 49,131 number +3.2%
2011 50,596 number +3.0%
2012 52,224 number +3.2%
2013 53,899 number +3.2%
2014 55,587 number +3.1%
2015 57,397 number +3.3%
2016 59,470 number +3.6%
2017 61,674 number +3.7%
2018 63,890 number +3.6%
2019 66,123 number +3.5%
2020 68,259 number +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18,572 number 15,775 number 21,677 number 10
1980s 26,247 number 22,463 number 30,269 number 10
1990s 33,973 number 31,130 number 36,977 number 10
2000s 42,055 number 37,741 number 47,598 number 10
2010s 56,999 number 49,131 number 66,123 number 10
2020s 68,259 number 68,259 number 68,259 number 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 88 Laos 75,379 number compare
  2. 89 Israel 71,528 number compare
  3. 90 Azerbaijan 68,872 number compare
  4. 92 Central African Republic 66,766 number compare
  5. 93 Paraguay 66,605 number compare
  6. 94 Belgium 65,321 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Congo?
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Congo was 68,259 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 68,259 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 15,775 number in 1970.
How does Congo rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Congo ranks 91st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.