Over-age students, primary in Congo
Congo: Over-age students, primary was 15.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Congo, 1972–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Congo recorded 15.2% for over-age students, primary in 2012.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Congo peaked at 47.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2010.
Congo ranks 37th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6% | 21.3% | 27.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 46.4% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 88.9% (2023)
- Labor force, total 2.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Congo?
- Over-age students, primary in Congo was 15.2% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for over-age students, primary?
- Congo ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.