What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?

44.9%, 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.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

62.3%

in 1999

IDA total

17.4%

in 2016

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

2nd

IDA total rank

3rd

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
IDA total

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 62.3% against 17.4% in IDA total, a difference of 44.9%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 3.6 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 166 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	16.0%	41.8%	25.7%	IDA total
1980s	17.7%	35.3%	17.6%	IDA total
1990s	33.3%	36.9%	3.6%	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, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA total?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 62.3% against 17.4% in IDA total as of 1999.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?: 44.9%, 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, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and IDA total ranks 3rd 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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