Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Democratic Republic of Congo
21.15 million
in 2023
Ethiopia
15.93 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
9th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197119972024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 21.15 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.22 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.47 million 970,706 2.50 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 4.33 million 2.47 million 1.87 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 4.69 million 3.17 million 1.52 million Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 7.33 million 9.81 million 2.47 million Ethiopia
2010s 13.87 million 16.21 million 2.33 million Ethiopia
2020s 20.19 million 17.48 million 2.71 million Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 21.15 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
5.22 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.