Population of compulsory school age, male in Congo

Congo: Population of compulsory school age, male was 677,353 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
677,353 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
87th
of 186 countries
All-time high
677,353 number
in 2019
All-time low
371,204 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 371.2k number1999: 379.1k number2000: 387.3k number2001: 395.7k number2002: 404.8k number2003: 414.4k number2004: 424.9k number2005: 436.4k number2006: 449.0k number2007: 462.3k number2008: 476.8k number2009: 492.1k number2010: 507.6k number2011: 522.8k number2012: 540.5k number2013: 558.6k number2014: 577.2k number2015: 596.4k number2016: 616.3k number2017: 636.4k number2018: 656.9k number2019: 677.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Congo stood at 677,353 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Congo peaked at 677,353 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 371,204 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 375,164 number 371,204 number 379,123 number 2
2000s 434,369 number 387,310 number 492,075 number 10
2010s 589,015 number 507,592 number 677,353 number 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 84 Azerbaijan 786,384 number compare
  2. 85 Haiti 747,099 number compare
  3. 86 Laos 691,550 number compare
  4. 88 Central African Republic 662,236 number compare
  5. 89 Turkmenistan 660,315 number compare
  6. 90 Kyrgyzstan 640,172 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Congo?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Congo was 677,353 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 677,353 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 371,204 number in 1998.
How does Congo rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Congo ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.