Progression to secondary school, female in Congo
Congo: Progression to secondary school, female was 74.8% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school, female in Congo, 1972–2011
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Congo is 74.8%, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Congo peaked at 100.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2002.
That places Congo 137th out of 156 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.1% | 64.4% | 97.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 78.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 66.3% | 56.8% | 72.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 52.1% | 87.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 134 Haiti 77.0% compare
- 135 Burundi 77.0% compare
- 136 Mozambique 75.5% compare
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 139 Honduras 72.7% compare
- 140 Madagascar 72.6% compare
More education data for Congo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, female 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.64 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Congo?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Congo was 74.8% in 2011, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Congo ranks 137th out of 156 countries with data for 2011.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).