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
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1970–2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (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 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.