School age population, upper secondary education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 3.85 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.85 million number
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
9th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.85 million number
in 2020
All-time low
811,795 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 3.85 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 3.85 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 811,795 number, in 1970.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 931,045 number 811,795 number 1.06 million number 10
1980s 1.24 million number 1.10 million number 1.40 million number 10
1990s 1.70 million number 1.44 million number 1.95 million number 10
2000s 2.29 million number 2.00 million number 2.63 million number 10
2010s 3.16 million number 2.71 million number 3.70 million number 10
2020s 3.85 million number 3.85 million number 3.85 million number 1

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 6 United States 6.18 million number compare
  2. 7 Bangladesh 6.06 million number compare
  3. 8 Brazil 5.15 million number compare
  4. 10 Mexico 3.32 million number compare
  5. 11 Türkiye 2.66 million number compare
  6. 12 Egypt 2.53 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 3.85 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 3.85 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 811,795 number in 1970.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.