Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Belgium or Congo?

Belgium, at 401,366 number against 378,272 number in Congo as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Belgium and Congo?

23,094 number, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Congo?

40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Congo: Enrolment in primary education, female

Belgium

401,366 number

in 2018

Congo

378,272 number

in 2012

Belgium rank

88th

Congo rank

89th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Belgium
Congo

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 401,366 number against 378,272 number in Congo, a difference of 23,094 number.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 88th and Congo ranks 89th of 203 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	463,277 number	140,223 number	323,054 number	Belgium
1980s	377,333 number	215,443 number	161,890 number	Belgium
1990s	357,794 number	225,894 number	131,899 number	Belgium
2000s	365,339 number	272,164 number	93,174 number	Belgium
2010s	360,010 number	356,691 number	3,319 number	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Belgium or Congo?: Belgium, at 401,366 number against 378,272 number in Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Belgium and Congo?: 23,094 number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Congo?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Belgium and Congo rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Belgium ranks 88th and Congo ranks 89th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.