Democratic Republic of Congo vs Togo: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Democratic Republic of Congo
69.3%
in 2020
Togo
78.0%
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
99th
Togo rank
96th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 78.0% against 69.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Togo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 99th and Togo ranks 96th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 9 and Togo in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Togo |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Togo |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Togo |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Togo |
| 1910s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1930s | 8.2% | 6.1% | 2.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1940s | 11.4% | 7.1% | 4.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1950s | 16.9% | 8.9% | 7.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 24.4% | 12.6% | 11.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 34.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 41.3% | 4.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 54.1% | 1.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 59.7% | 3.2% | Togo |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 68.7% | 8.5% | Togo |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 78.0% | 8.7% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Democratic Republic of Congo or Togo?
- Togo, at 78.0% against 69.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo?
- 8.7%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 99th and Togo ranks 96th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.