School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Congo
Congo: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 164,770 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
164,770 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
99th
of 205 countries
All-time high
164,770 number
in 2020
All-time low
38,464 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Congo stood at 164,770 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Congo peaked at 164,770 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38,464 number, in 1970.
That places Congo 99th 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, female (number) in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,464 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,696 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 40,896 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 42,178 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 43,547 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 45,004 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 46,546 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 48,088 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 49,756 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 51,547 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 53,454 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 55,475 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 57,486 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 59,629 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 61,883 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 64,199 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 66,547 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 68,925 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 71,327 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 73,749 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 76,238 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 78,844 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 81,590 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 84,406 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 87,242 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 89,954 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 92,397 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 94,674 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 96,658 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 98,478 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 100,234 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 101,972 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 103,947 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 105,958 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 108,003 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 110,122 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 112,401 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 115,083 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 117,878 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 120,644 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 123,313 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 125,983 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 128,843 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 132,181 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 135,947 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 140,112 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 144,675 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 149,253 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 154,132 number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 159,289 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 164,770 number | +3.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 164,770 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 164,770 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44,572 number | 38,464 number | 51,547 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,267 number | 53,454 number | 73,749 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,048 number | 76,238 number | 98,478 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,624 number | 100,234 number | 120,644 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,373 number | 123,313 number | 159,289 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,770 number | 164,770 number | 164,770 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 96 El Salvador 173,985 number compare
- 97 Austria 171,455 number compare
- 98 Switzerland 169,270 number compare
- 100 Libya 163,644 number compare
- 101 Liberia 163,561 number compare
- 102 Tajikistan 154,971 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, upper secondary education, female in Congo?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Congo was 164,770 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 164,770 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,464 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Congo ranks 99th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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, 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.