School age population, lower secondary education, male in Congo
Congo: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 253,755 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Congo recorded 253,755 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male 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 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Congo peaked at 253,755 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57,982 number, in 1970.
That places Congo 89th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57,982 number | — |
| 1971 | 59,813 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 61,704 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 63,792 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 66,052 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 68,463 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 70,968 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 73,473 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 76,110 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 78,874 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 81,779 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 84,821 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 87,820 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 91,024 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 94,363 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 97,745 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 101,112 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 104,600 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 108,146 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 111,758 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 115,462 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 119,158 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 122,458 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 125,434 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 128,105 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 130,579 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 133,007 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 135,497 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 138,097 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 140,854 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 143,796 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 146,868 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 149,880 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 152,921 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 156,145 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 159,714 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 163,727 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 167,930 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 172,555 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 177,567 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 182,839 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 188,175 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 194,044 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 200,109 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 206,388 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 212,931 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 219,917 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 227,322 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 235,560 number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 244,474 number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 253,755 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,723 number | 57,982 number | 78,874 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,317 number | 81,779 number | 111,758 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,865 number | 115,462 number | 140,854 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,110 number | 143,796 number | 177,567 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,176 number | 182,839 number | 244,474 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,755 number | 253,755 number | 253,755 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 278,869 number compare
- 87 South Sudan 276,377 number compare
- 88 Central African Republic 256,535 number compare
- 90 Chile 253,469 number compare
- 91 Tunisia 252,095 number compare
- 92 Belarus 244,268 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, male in Congo?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Congo was 253,755 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 253,755 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,982 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Congo ranks 89th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.