School age population, primary education, female in Congo
Congo: School age population, primary education, female was 435,980 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Congo is 435,980 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 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Congo peaked at 435,980 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 104,509 number, in 1970.
That places Congo 88th 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 | 123,047 number | 104,509 number | 143,298 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 171,281 number | 148,167 number | 193,745 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 215,360 number | 197,541 number | 235,503 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 272,227 number | 240,671 number | 311,112 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,704 number | 321,172 number | 425,937 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 435,980 number | 435,980 number | 435,980 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 85 Netherlands 531,516 number compare
- 86 Romania 500,531 number compare
- 87 Israel 456,125 number compare
- 89 Tajikistan 427,802 number compare
- 90 Central African Republic 409,803 number compare
- 91 Paraguay 399,900 number compare
More education data for Congo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (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, female in Congo?
- School age population, primary education, female in Congo was 435,980 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 435,980 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,509 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Congo ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.