School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.678 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Congo, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.678 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 116.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Congo peaked at 0.678 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0632 years, in 1972.
Congo ranks 136th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1169 years | 0.0632 years | 0.1862 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2687 years | 0.2261 years | 0.2963 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.239 years | 0.1789 years | 0.2836 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2321 years | 0.1881 years | 0.3128 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.536 years | 0.4363 years | 0.678 years | 4 |
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More education data for Congo
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Congo?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Congo was 0.678 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.678 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0632 years in 1972.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 136th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, 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.