School age population, primary education, both sexes in Congo
Congo: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 879,262 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Congo is 879,262 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Congo peaked at 879,262 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 209,654 number, in 1970.
That places Congo 89th out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246,905 number | 209,654 number | 287,684 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 344,192 number | 297,548 number | 389,284 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 432,840 number | 396,844 number | 473,772 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 547,486 number | 484,185 number | 625,620 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 750,544 number | 645,925 number | 858,816 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 879,262 number | 879,262 number | 879,262 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Congo?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Congo was 879,262 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 879,262 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,654 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.