School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Congo
Congo: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 835,437 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Congo stood at 835,437 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Congo peaked at 835,437 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 192,517 number, in 1970.
That places Congo 92nd out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 192,517 number | — |
| 1971 | 198,909 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 205,175 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 211,884 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 219,083 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 226,771 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 234,850 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 242,916 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 251,502 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 260,601 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 270,230 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 280,368 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 290,343 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 300,957 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 312,061 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 323,398 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 334,798 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 346,476 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 358,349 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 370,437 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 382,877 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 395,546 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 407,656 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 419,237 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 430,266 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 440,681 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 450,469 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 459,962 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 469,010 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 477,991 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 487,208 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 496,681 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 506,598 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 516,703 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 527,315 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 538,793 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 551,468 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 565,304 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 580,169 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 595,748 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 611,651 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 627,658 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 645,050 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 663,759 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 683,753 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 705,081 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 728,102 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 751,943 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 778,043 number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 806,046 number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 835,437 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 224,421 number | 192,517 number | 260,601 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 318,742 number | 270,230 number | 370,437 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 433,370 number | 382,877 number | 477,991 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 536,599 number | 487,208 number | 595,748 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 700,109 number | 611,651 number | 806,046 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 835,437 number | 835,437 number | 835,437 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 89 Azerbaijan 1.02 million number compare
- 90 Palestine, State of 868,168 number compare
- 91 Central African Republic 860,739 number compare
- 93 Czechia 826,156 number compare
- 94 Israel 822,625 number compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 801,151 number compare
More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Congo?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Congo was 835,437 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 835,437 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,517 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 92nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.