School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.23 years in 2012. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Congo, 1971β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Congo recorded 10.23 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2012.
That represents a change of up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Congo peaked at 13.25 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 7.88 years, in 1971.
Congo ranks 145th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.11 years | 7.88 years | 11.78 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.6 years | 11.42 years | 13.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.49 years | 10.05 years | 10.77 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.07 years | 8.64 years | 9.68 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.23 years | 10.23 years | 10.23 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 142 Comoros 10.32 years compare
- 143 Panama 10.28 years compare
- 144 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10.26 years compare
- 146 Tajikistan 10.23 years compare
- 147 Burundi 10.16 years compare
- 148 Puerto Rico 10.11 years
More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (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 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Congo was 10.23 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 years in 1982.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.88 years in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.