Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps)

Democratic Republic of Congo
10.28 million
in 2023
Egypt
7.52 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Egypt rank
10th

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Egypt
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M197119972024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 10.28 million against 7.52 million in Egypt, a difference of 2.75 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 10th of 216 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 1.36 million 1.57 million 209,793 Egypt
1980s 1.80 million 2.44 million 640,849 Egypt
1990s 2.00 million 3.36 million 1.36 million Egypt
2000s 3.31 million 4.29 million 976,220 Egypt
2010s 6.63 million 5.54 million 1.09 million Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 9.79 million 7.00 million 2.79 million Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 10.28 million against 7.52 million in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
2.75 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 10th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.