School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.2366 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.2366 years, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 101.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.2938 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 years, in 1971.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0058 years | 0.0036 years | 0.0088 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1419 years | 0.1172 years | 0.1595 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2496 years | 0.2167 years | 0.2938 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 158 Burkina Faso 0.2818 years compare
- 159 Ethiopia 0.2632 years compare
- 160 Afghanistan 0.2452 years compare
- 163 Mauritania 0.218 years compare
- 164 Uganda 0.205 years compare
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.98 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.2366 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2938 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 years in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.