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

Democratic Republic of Congo: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 1.41 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.41 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.41 million number
in 2020
All-time low
299,667 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 1.41 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.41 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 299,667 number, in 1970.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 299,667 number —
1971 306,935 number +2.4%
1972 317,689 number +3.5%
1973 328,033 number +3.3%
1974 337,755 number +3.0%
1975 346,677 number +2.6%
1976 354,574 number +2.3%
1977 366,682 number +3.4%
1978 378,648 number +3.3%
1979 389,998 number +3.0%
1980 400,251 number +2.6%
1981 409,085 number +2.2%
1982 421,864 number +3.1%
1983 434,164 number +2.9%
1984 445,833 number +2.7%
1985 456,783 number +2.5%
1986 466,839 number +2.2%
1987 482,280 number +3.3%
1988 498,084 number +3.3%
1989 514,095 number +3.2%
1990 530,159 number +3.1%
1991 545,843 number +3.0%
1992 568,857 number +4.2%
1993 592,989 number +4.2%
1994 616,861 number +4.0%
1995 639,022 number +3.6%
1996 658,700 number +3.1%
1997 680,738 number +3.3%
1998 700,499 number +2.9%
1999 718,334 number +2.5%
2000 734,734 number +2.3%
2001 749,678 number +2.0%
2002 773,078 number +3.1%
2003 797,430 number +3.2%
2004 822,345 number +3.1%
2005 847,488 number +3.1%
2006 872,716 number +3.0%
2007 906,666 number +3.9%
2008 942,518 number +4.0%
2009 979,096 number +3.9%
2010 1.01 million number +3.7%
2011 1.05 million number +3.3%
2012 1.09 million number +3.9%
2013 1.13 million number +3.8%
2014 1.17 million number +3.6%
2015 1.21 million number +3.3%
2016 1.25 million number +3.0%
2017 1.29 million number +3.4%
2018 1.33 million number +3.2%
2019 1.37 million number +3.0%
2020 1.41 million number +2.7%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.41 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 260,600 number, 5.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.41 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 7.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 342,666 number 299,667 number 389,998 number 10
1980s 452,928 number 400,251 number 514,095 number 10
1990s 625,200 number 530,159 number 718,334 number 10
2000s 842,575 number 734,734 number 979,096 number 10
2010s 1.19 million number 1.01 million number 1.37 million number 10
2020s 1.41 million number 1.41 million number 1.41 million number 1

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
  2. 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare
  3. 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare
  4. 11 Egypt 1.25 million number compare
  5. 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
  6. 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Democratic Republic of Congo?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.41 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 299,667 number in 1970.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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
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Female 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/