Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 240,601 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
240,601 number
Change on year
up 38.5%
World rank
49th
of 170 countries
All-time high
240,601 number
in 2018
All-time low
20,008 number
in 2001
Years of data
12
2001–2018

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2001–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2001200920182001: 20.0k number2002: 34.5k number2007: 88.2k number2008: 102.8k number2009: 127.7k number2010: 112.4k number2011: 125.0k number2012: 140.5k number2013: 145.6k number2014: 158.8k number2015: 173.7k number2018: 240.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 240,601 number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 38.5% on the previous year and up 134.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 240,601 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20,008 number, in 2001.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 49th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74,625 number 20,008 number 127,677 number 5
2010s 156,665 number 112,412 number 240,601 number 7

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 46 Cameroon 271,537 number compare
  2. 47 Romania 263,443 number compare
  3. 48 Liberia 250,792 number compare
  4. 50 Algeria 239,536 number compare
  5. 51 Sri Lanka 235,090 number compare
  6. 52 Netherlands 233,214 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 240,601 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 240,601 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 20,008 number in 2001.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 49th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 134.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.