What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain?

758,460 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

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

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Spain: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.47 million number

in 2015

Spain

1.71 million number

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

21st

Spain rank

24th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Spain

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.47 million number against 1.71 million number in Spain, a difference of 758,460 number.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 188 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.65 million number	1.11 million number	545,680 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	2.20 million number	1.44 million number	759,378 number	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or Spain?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.47 million number against 1.71 million number in Spain as of 2015.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain?: 758,460 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,502 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.