Over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Over-age students, primary was 28.8% in 1999. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–1999
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 28.8% for over-age students, primary in 1999.
That represents a change of up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 29.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1995.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 6th out of 191 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 20.8% | 29.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 20.6% | 22.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 15.8% | 28.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 120.9% (2023)
- Labor force, total 39.22 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over-age students, primary in Democratic Republic of Congo was 28.8% in 1999, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1995.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for over-age students, primary?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 1999.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.