School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.4233 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.4233 years.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.5619 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0635 years, in 1971.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 154th 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 | 0.0746 years | 0.0635 years | 0.0853 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4225 years | 0.3344 years | 0.5139 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4983 years | 0.4233 years | 0.5619 years | 4 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.4233 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5619 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0635 years in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 154th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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, 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.