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

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.75 million number
in 2020
IDA total
43.13 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
IDA total rank
8th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • IDA total
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 43.13 million number against 2.75 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 40.38 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 15.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and IDA total ranks 8th of 206 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 656,306 number 16.79 million number 16.13 million number IDA total
1980s 869,518 number 21.61 million number 20.75 million number IDA total
1990s 1.20 million number 27.66 million number 26.45 million number IDA total
2000s 1.62 million number 33.46 million number 31.84 million number IDA total
2010s 2.31 million number 40.06 million number 37.75 million number IDA total

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 IDA total?
IDA total, at 43.13 million number against 2.75 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
40.38 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and IDA total ranks 8th 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.