School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Congo
Congo: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) was 217,064 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
217,064 number
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
109th
of 203 countries
All-time high
217,064 number
in 2017
All-time low
54,021 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2017
School age population, tertiary education, male in Congo, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Congo recorded 217,064 number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Congo peaked at 217,064 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54,021 number, in 1970.
Congo ranks 109th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54,021 number | — |
| 1971 | 55,918 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 57,910 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 60,091 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 62,327 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 64,540 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 66,756 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 68,716 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 70,731 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 72,907 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 75,337 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 78,036 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 80,844 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 83,910 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 87,160 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 90,530 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 93,998 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 97,506 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 101,088 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 104,777 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 108,631 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 112,667 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 116,875 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 121,199 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 125,631 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 130,162 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 134,772 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 139,729 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 144,626 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 149,224 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 153,386 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 157,106 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 160,544 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 163,682 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 166,806 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 170,152 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 173,747 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 178,234 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 182,820 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 187,234 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 191,261 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 194,807 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 196,899 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 199,234 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 202,155 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 217,064 number | +7.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 217,064 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 527,840 number, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 217,064 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 569,382 number, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,392 number | 54,021 number | 72,907 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,319 number | 75,337 number | 104,777 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,352 number | 108,631 number | 149,224 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,371 number | 153,386 number | 187,234 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 200,237 number | 191,261 number | 217,064 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 106 Switzerland 254,509 number compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 234,019 number compare
- 108 Belarus 228,776 number compare
- 110 Central African Republic 208,001 number compare
- 111 Mauritania 205,962 number compare
- 112 Denmark 196,871 number compare
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Congo?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Congo was 217,064 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 217,064 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,021 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Congo ranks 109th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.