School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.61 years in 2015. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1971β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 8.61 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 8.61 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.68 years, in 1971.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 172nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.08 years | 4.68 years | 5.67 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.61 years | 5.21 years | 6.16 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.16 years | 5.02 years | 5.27 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.05 years | 6.55 years | 7.36 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.08 years | 7.39 years | 8.61 years | 6 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 8.61 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.61 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 years in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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.