School age population, tertiary education, female in Congo
Congo: School age population, tertiary education, female was 215,726 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Congo, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, female in Congo stood at 215,726 number. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Congo peaked at 215,726 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56,065 number, in 1970.
That places Congo 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64,439 number | 56,065 number | 73,613 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 90,236 number | 76,099 number | 105,850 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 129,336 number | 109,711 number | 150,163 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,876 number | 154,333 number | 186,779 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 199,266 number | 190,616 number | 215,726 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 105 Austria 240,677 number compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 229,060 number compare
- 107 Belarus 216,530 number compare
- 109 Central African Republic 208,332 number compare
- 110 Mauritania 200,354 number compare
- 111 United Arab Emirates 198,472 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, tertiary education, female in Congo?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Congo was 215,726 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 215,726 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,065 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Congo ranks 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.