What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy?

427,340 number, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy?

31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

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

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Italy: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.79 million number

in 2015

Italy

2.22 million number

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

28th

Italy rank

25th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.22 million number against 1.79 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 427,340 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and Italy ranks 25th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	123,534 number	2.12 million number	2.00 million number	Italy
1980s	268,986 number	2.58 million number	2.31 million number	Italy
1990s	432,409 number	2.40 million number	1.97 million number	Italy
2000s	1.10 million number	2.21 million number	1.11 million number	Italy
2010s	1.52 million number	2.22 million number	702,617 number	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Italy?: Italy, at 2.22 million number against 1.79 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy?: 427,340 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and Italy ranks 25th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary 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 secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.