Start month of the academic school year in Congo
Congo: Start month of the academic school year was 11 tertiary education in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
11 tertiary education
in 2017
All-time low
10 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
24
1998–2023
Start month of the academic school year in Congo, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
In 2023, start month of the academic school year in Congo stood at 11 tertiary education. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Congo peaked at 11 tertiary education in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10 tertiary education, in 1998.
That places Congo 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Congo, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 tertiary education | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 11 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.38 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 11 tertiary education | 8 |
| 2020s | 11 tertiary education | 11 tertiary education | 11 tertiary education | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 1 Anguilla 9 tertiary education compare
- 1 Central African Republic 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Myanmar 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Montserrat 9 tertiary education compare
- 3 Cook Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 3 Guinea 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Madagascar 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Niue 1 tertiary education compare
- 3 Suriname 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Togo 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Tokelau 1 tertiary education compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 11 tertiary education 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Congo?
- Start month of the academic school year in Congo was 11 tertiary education in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 11 tertiary education in 2017.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 1998.
- How does Congo rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Congo ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release