What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?

1,608 number, with Norway ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Norway: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Democratic Republic of Congo

166,032 number

in 2016

Norway

167,640 number

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

66th

Norway rank

65th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 167,640 number against 166,032 number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1,608 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Norway ranks 65th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,126 number	17,878 number	16,752 number	Norway
2000s	77,136 number	130,989 number	53,853 number	Norway
2010s	158,839 number	148,352 number	10,486 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, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Norway?: Norway, at 167,640 number against 166,032 number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?: 1,608 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Norway ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

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