Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Congo

Congo: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 0.96 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.96
World rank
122nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.96
in 2010
All-time low
0.28
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Congo, 1960–2010

0.20.40.60.811960198520101960: 0.281965: 0.291970: 0.391975: 0.41980: 0.411985: 0.421990: 0.431995: 0.452000: 0.52005: 0.522010: 0.96

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Congo recorded 0.96 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Congo peaked at 0.96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.28, in 1960.

Congo ranks 122nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.285 0.28 0.29 2
1970s 0.395 0.39 0.4 2
1980s 0.415 0.41 0.42 2
1990s 0.44 0.43 0.45 2
2000s 0.51 0.5 0.52 2
2010s 0.96 0.96 0.96 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 120 Gambia 1.02 compare
  2. 121 Liberia 0.97 compare
  3. 123 Tunisia 0.92 compare
  4. 124 Cote d'Ivoire 0.86 compare
  5. 125 Iraq 0.85 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Congo?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Congo was 0.96 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 1960.
How does Congo rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Congo ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.