School age population, primary education, female in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School age population, primary education, female was 7.52 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 7.52 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 7.52 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million number, in 1970.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.79 million number | 1.56 million number | 2.04 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 million number | 2.10 million number | 2.68 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 million number | 2.77 million number | 3.75 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.40 million number | 3.85 million number | 5.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 million number | 5.26 million number | 7.28 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.52 million number | 7.52 million number | 7.52 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 5 Pakistan 12.09 million number compare
- 6 United States 12.06 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 8.45 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 7.21 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 6.57 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 6.55 million number compare
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School age population, primary education, female in Democratic Republic of Congo was 7.52 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million number in 1970.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.