Africa Western and Central vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.1455 units per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1999 units per person
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
10th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.1999 units per person against 0.1455 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0544 units per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0823 units per person 0.1502 units per person 0.0679 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.1239 units per person 0.1451 units per person 0.0212 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.1209 units per person 0.1092 units per person 0.0117 units per person Africa Western and Central
2000s 0.1342 units per person 0.138 units per person 0.0039 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.1432 units per person 0.1671 units per person 0.0239 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.146 units per person 0.1997 units per person 0.0537 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.1999 units per person against 0.1455 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0544 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Democratic Republic of Congo?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.