School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Congo
Congo: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 250,539 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
250,539 number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
89th
of 205 countries
All-time high
250,539 number
in 2020
All-time low
57,787 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Congo stood at 250,539 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Congo peaked at 250,539 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57,787 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, female (number) in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57,787 number | — |
| 1971 | 59,700 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 61,654 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 63,764 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 66,028 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 68,430 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 70,935 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 73,451 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 76,079 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 78,830 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 81,726 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 84,761 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 87,753 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 90,902 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 94,164 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 97,464 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 100,767 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 104,192 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 107,693 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 111,281 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 114,983 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 118,688 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 122,056 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 125,078 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 127,779 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 130,271 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 132,700 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 135,238 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 137,782 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 140,391 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 143,120 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 145,946 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 148,829 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 151,745 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 154,868 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 158,352 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 162,282 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 166,469 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 171,081 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 176,089 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 181,358 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 186,682 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 192,432 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 198,348 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 204,464 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 210,847 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 217,676 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 224,867 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 232,867 number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 241,527 number | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 250,539 number | +3.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 250,539 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 364,781 number, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 250,539 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 449,916 number, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,666 number | 57,787 number | 78,830 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,070 number | 81,726 number | 111,281 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,497 number | 114,983 number | 140,391 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,878 number | 143,120 number | 176,089 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 209,107 number | 181,358 number | 241,527 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 250,539 number | 250,539 number | 250,539 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 86 South Sudan 270,018 number compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 268,285 number compare
- 88 Central African Republic 255,222 number compare
- 90 Chile 244,886 number compare
- 91 Tunisia 233,838 number compare
- 92 Belarus 231,870 number compare
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Congo?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Congo was 250,539 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 250,539 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,787 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Congo ranks 89th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.