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 1.43 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.43 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.43 million number
in 2020
All-time low
300,051 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 1.43 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.43 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 300,051 number, in 1970.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 202 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 300,051 number —
1971 307,300 number +2.4%
1972 318,253 number +3.6%
1973 328,803 number +3.3%
1974 338,712 number +3.0%
1975 347,777 number +2.7%
1976 355,746 number +2.3%
1977 368,141 number +3.5%
1978 380,394 number +3.3%
1979 391,989 number +3.0%
1980 402,401 number +2.7%
1981 411,270 number +2.2%
1982 424,287 number +3.2%
1983 436,790 number +2.9%
1984 448,622 number +2.7%
1985 459,691 number +2.5%
1986 469,823 number +2.2%
1987 485,641 number +3.4%
1988 501,850 number +3.3%
1989 518,245 number +3.3%
1990 534,605 number +3.2%
1991 550,424 number +3.0%
1992 573,860 number +4.3%
1993 598,360 number +4.3%
1994 622,529 number +4.0%
1995 644,929 number +3.6%
1996 664,825 number +3.1%
1997 687,388 number +3.4%
1998 707,698 number +3.0%
1999 726,012 number +2.6%
2000 742,694 number +2.3%
2001 757,578 number +2.0%
2002 781,149 number +3.1%
2003 805,498 number +3.1%
2004 830,361 number +3.1%
2005 855,595 number +3.0%
2006 881,265 number +3.0%
2007 916,371 number +4.0%
2008 953,717 number +4.1%
2009 991,921 number +4.0%
2010 1.03 million number +3.8%
2011 1.06 million number +3.4%
2012 1.11 million number +4.0%
2013 1.15 million number +3.9%
2014 1.19 million number +3.7%
2015 1.23 million number +3.4%
2016 1.27 million number +3.0%
2017 1.31 million number +3.4%
2018 1.35 million number +3.2%
2019 1.39 million number +3.0%
2020 1.43 million number +2.7%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.43 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 262,916 number, 5.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.43 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 7.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 343,717 number 300,051 number 391,989 number 10
1980s 455,862 number 402,401 number 518,245 number 10
1990s 631,063 number 534,605 number 726,012 number 10
2000s 851,615 number 742,694 number 991,921 number 10
2010s 1.21 million number 1.03 million number 1.39 million number 10
2020s 1.43 million number 1.43 million number 1.43 million number 1

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 7 Ethiopia 1.55 million number compare
  2. 8 Brazil 1.50 million number compare
  3. 9 Bangladesh 1.48 million number compare
  4. 11 Egypt 1.33 million number compare
  5. 12 Philippines 1.18 million number compare
  6. 13 Mexico 1.15 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 1.43 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 1.43 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 300,051 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 39.2%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/