School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Congo
Congo: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 331,143 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Congo, 1970β2020
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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2023)
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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.