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

Democratic Republic of Congo
464,678 number
in 2016
Sweden
431,065 number
in 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
51st
Sweden rank
53rd

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 464,678 number against 431,065 number in Sweden, a difference of 33,613 number.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 53rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 20,984 number 155,441 number 134,457 number Sweden
1980s 39,972 number 180,500 number 140,528 number Sweden
1990s 75,114 number 239,620 number 164,506 number Sweden
2000s 288,471 number 416,446 number 127,974 number Sweden
2010s 476,648 number 444,912 number 31,736 number Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Sweden?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 464,678 number against 431,065 number in Sweden as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
33,613 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 53rd 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.