School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Congo
Congo: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 166,373 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
166,373 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
101st
of 205 countries
All-time high
166,373 number
in 2020
All-time low
38,284 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Congo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Congo is 166,373 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Congo peaked at 166,373 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38,284 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.
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,284 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,700 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 40,921 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 42,150 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 43,456 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 44,874 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 46,401 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 47,904 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 49,557 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 51,350 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 53,271 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 55,311 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 57,284 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 59,402 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 61,651 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 63,990 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 66,372 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 68,759 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 71,183 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 73,649 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 76,194 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 78,856 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 81,552 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 84,319 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 87,140 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 89,877 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 92,365 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 94,553 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 96,473 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 98,268 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 100,058 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 101,895 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 103,942 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 106,079 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 108,299 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 110,605 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 113,058 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 115,822 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 118,655 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 121,448 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 124,141 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 126,818 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 129,731 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 133,121 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 136,954 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 141,191 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 145,834 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 150,501 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 155,484 number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 160,756 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 166,373 number | +3.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 166,373 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,387 number, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 166,373 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 438,720 number, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44,460 number | 38,284 number | 51,350 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,087 number | 53,271 number | 73,649 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,960 number | 76,194 number | 98,268 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,986 number | 100,058 number | 121,448 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,453 number | 124,141 number | 160,756 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 166,373 number | 166,373 number | 166,373 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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, male in Congo?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Congo was 166,373 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 166,373 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,284 number in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Congo ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.