School life expectancy, secondary, female in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 3.42 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Congo is 3.42 years, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Congo peaked at 4.21 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.7252 years, in 1971.
Congo ranks 156th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7252 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.9414 years | +29.8% |
| 1973 | 1.24 years | +32.1% |
| 1974 | 1.68 years | +35.1% |
| 1975 | 1.93 years | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 2.28 years | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 2.61 years | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 2.9 years | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 3.1 years | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 3.21 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 3.85 years | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 4.11 years | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 3.73 years | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 3.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 4.05 years | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 4.21 years | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 3.96 years | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 3.37 years | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 2.86 years | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 2.83 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.28 years | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 2.24 years | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.85 years | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 3.42 years | +19.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3.42 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.93 years, 87% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3.42 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.94 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.93 years | 0.7252 years | 3.1 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.81 years | 3.21 years | 4.21 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.85 years | 2.83 years | 2.86 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.46 years | 2.24 years | 2.85 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.42 years | 3.42 years | 3.42 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Congo?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Congo was 3.42 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7252 years in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Congo ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.