Secondary education, pupils in Congo
Congo: Secondary education, pupils was 339,250 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Congo is 339,250, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Congo peaked at 339,250 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34,267, in 1971.
That places Congo 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89,095 | 34,267 | 149,386 | 9 |
| 1980s | 205,248 | 159,218 | 235,050 | 10 |
| 1990s | 196,781 | 181,979 | 214,650 | 5 |
| 2000s | 211,164 | 194,101 | 235,294 | 3 |
| 2010s | 339,250 | 339,250 | 339,250 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 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 secondary education, pupils in Congo?
- Secondary education, pupils in Congo was 339,250 in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 339,250 in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,267 in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Congo ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2012.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.