Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.75 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia
2.99 million number
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
7th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.99 million number against 2.75 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 242,750 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 656,306 number 891,879 number 235,573 number Ethiopia
1980s 869,518 number 1.16 million number 293,675 number Ethiopia
1990s 1.20 million number 1.64 million number 441,964 number Ethiopia
2000s 1.62 million number 2.27 million number 650,477 number Ethiopia
2010s 2.31 million number 2.76 million number 450,026 number Ethiopia
2020s 2.75 million number 2.99 million number 242,750 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 2.99 million number against 2.75 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
242,750 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.