Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Congo

Congo: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.34 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.34 million number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
87th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.34 million number
in 2019
All-time low
739,443 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Congo, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 739.4k number1999: 755.0k number2000: 771.1k number2001: 787.6k number2002: 805.6k number2003: 824.8k number2004: 845.6k number2005: 868.5k number2006: 893.5k number2007: 920.0k number2008: 948.9k number2009: 979.3k number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.2M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.3M number2019: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Congo stood at 1.34 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Congo peaked at 1.34 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 739,443 number, in 1998.

That places Congo 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 747,230 number 739,443 number 755,017 number 2
2000s 864,474 number 771,101 number 979,276 number 10
2010s 1.17 million number 1.01 million number 1.34 million number 10

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  3. 86 Laos 1.36 million number compare
  4. 88 Central African Republic 1.32 million number compare
  5. 89 Turkmenistan 1.30 million number compare
  6. 90 Kyrgyzstan 1.25 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Congo?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Congo was 1.34 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 739,443 number in 1998.
How does Congo rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Congo ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.