School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Congo
Congo: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 472,576 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
472,576 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
89th
of 206 countries
All-time high
472,576 number
in 2019
All-time low
126,493 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Congo, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Congo recorded 472,576 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Congo peaked at 472,576 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 126,493 number, in 1970.
Congo ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 126,493 number | — |
| 1971 | 130,655 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 135,585 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 140,562 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 145,491 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 150,075 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 154,822 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 160,329 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 165,759 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 171,043 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 175,984 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 180,963 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 186,581 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 192,147 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 197,344 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 201,260 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 205,056 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 208,750 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 211,982 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 215,142 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 219,188 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 223,443 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 228,235 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 233,307 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 238,578 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 243,645 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 249,202 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 255,369 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 261,834 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 268,625 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 275,771 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 283,394 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 292,428 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 301,836 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 311,512 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 320,620 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 330,979 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 342,290 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 354,276 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 366,583 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 378,977 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 390,652 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 405,150 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 418,897 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 431,362 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 440,869 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 449,959 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 458,365 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 465,884 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 472,576 number | +1.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 472,576 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 472,576 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 148,081 number | 126,493 number | 171,043 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 197,521 number | 175,984 number | 215,142 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 242,143 number | 219,188 number | 268,625 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 317,969 number | 275,771 number | 366,583 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 431,269 number | 378,977 number | 472,576 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Congo?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Congo was 472,576 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 472,576 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,493 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.