School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Congo
Congo: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 504,294 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Congo is 504,294 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Congo peaked at 504,294 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 115,769 number, in 1970.
Congo ranks 89th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 115,769 number | — |
| 1971 | 119,513 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 123,358 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 127,556 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 132,080 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 136,893 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 141,903 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 146,924 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 152,189 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 157,704 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 163,505 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 169,582 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 175,573 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 181,926 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 188,527 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 195,209 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 201,879 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 208,792 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 215,839 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 223,039 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 230,445 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 237,846 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 244,514 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 250,512 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 255,884 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 260,850 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 265,707 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 270,735 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 275,879 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 281,245 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 286,916 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 292,814 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 298,709 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 304,666 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 311,013 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 318,066 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 326,009 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 334,399 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 343,636 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 353,656 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 364,197 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 374,857 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 386,476 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 398,457 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 410,852 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 423,778 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 437,593 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 452,189 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 468,427 number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 486,001 number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 504,294 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135,389 number | 115,769 number | 157,704 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,387 number | 163,505 number | 223,039 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 257,362 number | 230,445 number | 281,245 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 316,988 number | 286,916 number | 353,656 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 420,283 number | 364,197 number | 486,001 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 504,294 number | 504,294 number | 504,294 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 547,154 number compare
- 87 South Sudan 546,395 number compare
- 88 Central African Republic 511,757 number compare
- 90 Chile 498,355 number compare
- 91 Tunisia 485,933 number compare
- 92 Belarus 476,138 number compare
More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Congo?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Congo was 504,294 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 504,294 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,769 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 89th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.