School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.27 years in 2012. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Congo, 1971β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Congo is 10.27 years, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Congo peaked at 14.38 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 9.15 years, in 1971.
That places Congo 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.45 years | 9.15 years | 13.04 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.47 years | 12.11 years | 14.38 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.14 years | 10.76 years | 11.49 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.66 years | 9.34 years | 10.16 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.27 years | 10.27 years | 10.27 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 146 Papua New Guinea 10.39 years compare
- 147 Bangladesh 10.33 years compare
- 148 Kenya 10.28 years compare
- 150 Panama 10.21 years compare
- 151 Comoros 10.19 years compare
- 152 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10.17 years compare
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, male in Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Congo was 10.27 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 14.38 years in 1982.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.15 years in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Congo ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, male (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.