Democratic Republic of Congo vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

Democratic Republic of Congo
47.7%
in 2023
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
85.3%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
74th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
74th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
020406080197519992024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 85.3% against 47.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 37.6%.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 1.8 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 74th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th of 88 countries.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
2000s 51.3% 74.0% 22.7% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 59.1% 81.9% 22.9% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 49.4% 84.2% 34.8% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 85.3% against 47.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
37.6%, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 74th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,624 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release