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

Congo: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 69,277 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
69,277 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
92nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
69,277 number
in 2020
All-time low
15,821 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Congo stood at 69,277 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Congo peaked at 69,277 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,821 number, in 1970.

That places Congo 92nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Congo, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Congo, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 15,821 number
1971 16,357 number +3.4%
1972 16,935 number +3.5%
1973 17,554 number +3.7%
1974 18,209 number +3.7%
1975 18,882 number +3.7%
1976 19,552 number +3.5%
1977 20,246 number +3.5%
1978 20,980 number +3.6%
1979 21,747 number +3.7%
1980 22,541 number +3.7%
1981 23,350 number +3.6%
1982 24,160 number +3.5%
1983 25,016 number +3.5%
1984 25,890 number +3.5%
1985 26,773 number +3.4%
1986 27,673 number +3.4%
1987 28,627 number +3.4%
1988 29,550 number +3.2%
1989 30,475 number +3.1%
1990 31,332 number +2.8%
1991 32,013 number +2.2%
1992 32,551 number +1.7%
1993 33,140 number +1.8%
1994 33,754 number +1.9%
1995 34,384 number +1.9%
1996 35,049 number +1.9%
1997 35,753 number +2.0%
1998 36,496 number +2.1%
1999 37,288 number +2.2%
2000 38,101 number +2.2%
2001 38,879 number +2.0%
2002 39,654 number +2.0%
2003 40,523 number +2.2%
2004 41,487 number +2.4%
2005 42,571 number +2.6%
2006 43,799 number +2.9%
2007 45,088 number +2.9%
2008 46,511 number +3.2%
2009 48,035 number +3.3%
2010 49,579 number +3.2%
2011 51,063 number +3.0%
2012 52,742 number +3.3%
2013 54,468 number +3.3%
2014 56,207 number +3.2%
2015 58,067 number +3.3%
2016 60,192 number +3.7%
2017 62,473 number +3.8%
2018 64,762 number +3.7%
2019 67,071 number +3.6%
2020 69,277 number +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18,628 number 15,821 number 21,747 number 10
1980s 26,406 number 22,541 number 30,475 number 10
1990s 34,176 number 31,332 number 37,288 number 10
2000s 42,465 number 38,101 number 48,035 number 10
2010s 57,662 number 49,579 number 67,071 number 10
2020s 69,277 number 69,277 number 69,277 number 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 89 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,104 number compare
  2. 90 Israel 75,529 number compare
  3. 91 Paraguay 69,563 number compare
  4. 93 Belgium 69,057 number compare
  5. 94 Central African Republic 67,313 number compare
  6. 95 Nicaragua 66,369 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Congo?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Congo was 69,277 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 69,277 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 15,821 number in 1970.
How does Congo rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Congo ranks 92nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (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
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.