School age population, upper secondary education, female in Congo
Congo: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 164,770 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.