Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Gender gap education levels

Afghanistan
15.63
in 1993
Democratic Republic of Congo
33.69
in 1999
Afghanistan rank
189th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
188th

Gender gap education levels over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0204060182019091999

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 33.69 against 15.63 in Afghanistan, a difference of 18.06.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 189th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 188th of 190 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0.005 0.005 Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 0 0.045 0.045 Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 0 0.145 0.145 Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 0 0.395 0.395 Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 0 0.98 0.98 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 0 2.29 2.29 Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 0.595 4.25 3.66 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 3.06 36.36 33.3 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 7 53.47 46.47 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 11 62.12 51.12 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 15.63 50.29 34.67 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap education levels, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 33.69 against 15.63 in Afghanistan as of 1999.
What is the difference in gender gap education levels between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
18.06, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
34 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1993.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for gender gap education levels?
Afghanistan ranks 189th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 188th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender gap education levels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap education levels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed