School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Congo
Congo: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 331,143 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
331,143 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
101st
of 205 countries
All-time high
331,143 number
in 2020
All-time low
76,748 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Congo recorded 331,143 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Congo peaked at 331,143 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76,748 number, in 1970.
That places Congo 101st 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,748 number | — |
| 1971 | 79,396 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 81,817 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 84,328 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 87,003 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 89,878 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 92,947 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 95,992 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 99,313 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 102,897 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 106,725 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 110,786 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 114,770 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 119,031 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 123,534 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 128,189 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 132,919 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 137,684 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 142,510 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 147,398 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 152,432 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 157,700 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 163,142 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 168,725 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 174,382 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 179,831 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 184,762 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 189,227 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 193,131 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 196,746 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 200,292 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 203,867 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 207,889 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 212,037 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 216,302 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 220,727 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 225,459 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 230,905 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 236,533 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 242,092 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 247,454 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 252,801 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 258,574 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 265,302 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 272,901 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 281,303 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 290,509 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 299,754 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 309,616 number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 320,045 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 331,143 number | +3.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 331,143 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 753,852 number, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 331,143 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 872,626 number, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89,032 number | 76,748 number | 102,897 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,355 number | 106,725 number | 147,398 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,008 number | 152,432 number | 196,746 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 219,610 number | 200,292 number | 242,092 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,826 number | 247,454 number | 320,045 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 331,143 number | 331,143 number | 331,143 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Congo?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Congo was 331,143 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 331,143 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,748 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.