Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Inequality in education

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.2677

in 2023

Namibia

0.2502

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

55th

Namibia rank

58th

Inequality in education over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Namibia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.2677 against 0.2502 in Namibia, a difference of 0.0175.

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

Across all 14 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 58th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Inequality in education
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 2,377 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.