School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Congo
Congo: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 86,925 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
86,925
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
90th
of 222 countries
All-time high
86,925
in 2025
All-time low
21,451
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Congo, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Congo recorded 86,925 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Congo peaked at 86,925 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,451, in 1970.
Congo ranks 90th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,451 | — |
| 1971 | 22,273 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 23,116 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 23,955 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 24,899 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 25,833 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 26,611 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 27,379 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 28,168 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 28,520 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 29,141 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 30,233 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 30,773 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 31,477 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 31,742 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 32,075 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 32,859 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 33,791 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 34,309 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 34,976 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 36,490 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 37,384 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 38,276 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 39,264 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 40,266 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 41,220 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 42,169 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 43,154 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 44,059 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 45,048 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 46,257 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 47,452 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 48,496 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 49,542 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 50,010 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 50,984 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 52,114 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 55,283 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 57,472 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 59,133 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 62,007 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 64,472 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 67,217 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 69,992 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 73,889 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 77,180 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 81,842 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 83,491 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 84,624 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 84,727 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84,678 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84,873 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85,092 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85,651 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86,300 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 86,925 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,220 | 21,451 | 28,520 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,138 | 29,141 | 34,976 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,733 | 36,490 | 45,048 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,674 | 46,257 | 59,133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,944 | 62,007 | 84,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,586 | 84,678 | 86,925 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 87 Dominican Republic 96,146 compare
- 88 Israel 95,994 compare
- 89 Netherlands 89,480 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 86,627 compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 85,802 compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 84,062 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, one year before the official primary entry in Congo?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Congo was 86,925 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 86,925 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,451 in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Congo ranks 90th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release