Which has higher average years of schooling, males vs. females, Colombia or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 8.96 years against 8.86 years in Colombia as of 2023.

What is the difference in average years of schooling, males vs. females between Colombia and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

0.1 years, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Colombia vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Average years of schooling, males vs. females

Colombia

8.86 years

in 2023

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

8.96 years

in 2023

Colombia rank

118th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

115th

Average years of schooling, males vs. females over time

Colombia
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 8.96 years against 8.86 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 118th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 115th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.63 years	6.14 years	0.4979 years	Colombia
2000s	7.09 years	7.19 years	0.1022 years	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	7.9 years	8.06 years	0.1689 years	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	8.82 years	8.93 years	0.103 years	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, males vs. females, Colombia or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 8.96 years against 8.86 years in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling, males vs. females between Colombia and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 0.1 years, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for average years of schooling, males vs. females?: Colombia ranks 118th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 115th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling, males vs. females
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 5,997 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.