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

Sweden, at 438,196 number against 378,272 number in Congo as of 2018.

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

59,924 number, with Sweden ahead.

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

42 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.

Congo vs Sweden: Enrolment in primary education, female

Congo

378,272 number

in 2012

Sweden

438,196 number

in 2018

Congo rank

89th

Sweden rank

87th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Congo
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 438,196 number against 378,272 number in Congo, a difference of 59,924 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Congo ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 87th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	140,223 number	328,357 number	188,134 number	Sweden
1980s	215,443 number	308,715 number	93,272 number	Sweden
1990s	224,295 number	318,432 number	94,137 number	Sweden
2000s	272,164 number	335,723 number	63,559 number	Sweden
2010s	356,691 number	284,551 number	72,140 number	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Congo or Sweden?: Sweden, at 438,196 number against 378,272 number in Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Congo and Sweden?: 59,924 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sweden?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Congo and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Congo ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 87th 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.