Population of compulsory school age, female in Congo

Congo: Population of compulsory school age, female was 667,464 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
667,464 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
87th
of 186 countries
All-time high
667,464 number
in 2019
All-time low
368,239 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Congo, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 368.2k number1999: 375.9k number2000: 383.8k number2001: 391.9k number2002: 400.8k number2003: 410.3k number2004: 420.7k number2005: 432.0k number2006: 444.5k number2007: 457.7k number2008: 472.1k number2009: 487.2k number2010: 502.5k number2011: 517.6k number2012: 534.7k number2013: 552.3k number2014: 570.4k number2015: 589.1k number2016: 608.5k number2017: 627.9k number2018: 647.7k number2019: 667.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Congo recorded 667,464 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. 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 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Congo peaked at 667,464 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 368,239 number, in 1998.

Congo ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population of compulsory school age, female in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Congo, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 368,239 number
1999 375,894 number +2.1%
2000 383,791 number +2.1%
2001 391,889 number +2.1%
2002 400,832 number +2.3%
2003 410,341 number +2.4%
2004 420,670 number +2.5%
2005 432,042 number +2.7%
2006 444,480 number +2.9%
2007 457,722 number +3.0%
2008 472,085 number +3.1%
2009 487,201 number +3.2%
2010 502,530 number +3.1%
2011 517,591 number +3.0%
2012 534,742 number +3.3%
2013 552,301 number +3.3%
2014 570,354 number +3.3%
2015 589,082 number +3.3%
2016 608,495 number +3.3%
2017 627,871 number +3.2%
2018 647,683 number +3.2%
2019 667,464 number +3.1%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 667,464 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.20 million number, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 667,464 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 372,066 number 368,239 number 375,894 number 2
2000s 430,105 number 383,791 number 487,201 number 10
2010s 581,811 number 502,530 number 667,464 number 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 84 Haiti 721,936 number compare
  2. 85 Azerbaijan 680,830 number compare
  3. 86 Laos 667,786 number compare
  4. 88 Central African Republic 656,997 number compare
  5. 89 Turkmenistan 644,031 number compare
  6. 90 Kyrgyzstan 613,313 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Congo?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Congo was 667,464 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 667,464 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 368,239 number in 1998.
How does Congo rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Congo ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.