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School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Congo

Congo: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 157,352 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
157,352 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
90th
of 202 countries
All-time high
157,352 number
in 2020
All-time low
40,352 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Congo, 1970–2020

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Congo recorded 157,352 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Congo peaked at 157,352 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,352 number, in 1970.

Congo ranks 90th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 47,307 number 40,352 number 54,801 number 10
1980s 63,969 number 56,504 number 70,228 number 10
1990s 78,450 number 71,316 number 86,673 number 10
2000s 102,167 number 88,858 number 117,713 number 10
2010s 139,746 number 121,624 number 155,076 number 10
2020s 157,352 number 157,352 number 157,352 number 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 87 Netherlands 177,469 number compare
  2. 88 Azerbaijan 170,674 number compare
  3. 89 Israel 167,761 number compare
  4. 91 Kyrgyzstan 155,146 number compare
  5. 92 Laos 154,598 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Congo?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Congo was 157,352 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 157,352 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 40,352 number in 1970.
How does Congo rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Congo ranks 90th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/