Democratic Republic of Congo vs Romania: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
464,678 number
in 2016
Romania
538,871 number
in 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
51st
Romania rank
48th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 538,871 number against 464,678 number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 74,193 number.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and Romania ranks 48th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 20,984 number 161,448 number 140,464 number Romania
1980s 39,972 number 173,115 number 133,143 number Romania
1990s 75,114 number 255,050 number 179,936 number Romania
2000s 288,471 number 979,488 number 691,017 number Romania
2010s 476,648 number 682,638 number 205,989 number Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or Romania?
Romania, at 538,871 number against 464,678 number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania?
74,193 number, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and Romania ranks 48th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.