School life expectancy, primary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, primary, male was 7.33 years in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 7.33 years.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 7.76 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.6 years, in 1999.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.16 years | 6.81 years | 7.76 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.66 years | 5.53 years | 7.09 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 3.6 years | 5.83 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.93 years | 4.49 years | 6.61 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.81 years | 6.41 years | 7.33 years | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Democratic Republic of Congo was 7.33 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.76 years in 1971.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 years in 1999.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.