Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Democratic Republic of Congo
64.1%
in 1999
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20.8%
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2030405060197119952019

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 64.1% against 20.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 43.3%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 41.1% 56.0% 15.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 38.0% 46.8% 8.8% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 49.3% 48.4% 0.9% Democratic Republic of Congo

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, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 64.1% against 20.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 1999.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1999.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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