School age population, primary education, male in Congo
Congo: School age population, primary education, male was 443,282 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
443,282 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
89th
of 206 countries
All-time high
443,282 number
in 2020
All-time low
105,145 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Congo is 443,282 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 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Congo peaked at 443,282 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 105,145 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.
School age population, primary education, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105,145 number | — |
| 1971 | 108,713 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 112,731 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 116,939 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 121,253 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 125,578 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 129,831 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 134,565 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 139,433 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 144,386 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 149,381 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 154,356 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 159,551 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 164,987 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 170,527 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 175,968 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 181,101 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 186,436 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 191,258 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 195,539 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 199,303 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 202,714 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 206,394 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 210,328 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 214,484 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 218,822 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 223,291 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 228,095 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 233,107 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 238,269 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 243,514 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 248,825 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 254,891 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 261,524 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 268,779 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 276,713 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 285,247 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 294,357 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 304,230 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 314,508 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 324,753 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 334,666 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 346,449 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 358,479 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 370,806 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 383,514 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 396,412 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 409,086 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 421,347 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 432,879 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 443,282 number | +2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 443,282 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 740,623 number, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 443,282 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123,857 number | 105,145 number | 144,386 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 172,910 number | 149,381 number | 195,539 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,481 number | 199,303 number | 238,269 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 275,259 number | 243,514 number | 314,508 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 377,839 number | 324,753 number | 432,879 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 443,282 number | 443,282 number | 443,282 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1424 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Congo?
- School age population, primary education, male in Congo was 443,282 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 443,282 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,145 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Congo ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.