Democratic Republic of Congo vs IDA total: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
63.2%
in 1999
IDA total
19.6%
in 2016
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
IDA total rank
3rd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • IDA total
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 63.2% against 19.6% in IDA total, a difference of 43.6%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 3.2 times IDA total's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and IDA total ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 29.6% 50.7% 21.1% IDA total
1980s 27.8% 41.6% 13.8% IDA total
1990s 40.1% 42.0% 1.9% IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA total?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 63.2% against 19.6% in IDA total as of 1999.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
43.6%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
9 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1994.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and IDA total ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/