Democratic Republic of Congo vs Low income: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1999 units per person
in 2023
Low income
0.1505 units per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Low income rank
9th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Low income
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.1999 units per person against 0.1505 units per person in Low income, a difference of 0.0494 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Low income ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Low income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1502 units per person 0.0924 units per person 0.0578 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.1451 units per person 0.1003 units per person 0.0448 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.1092 units per person 0.1 units per person 0.0092 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.138 units per person 0.1472 units per person 0.0092 units per person Low income
2010s 0.1671 units per person 0.1587 units per person 0.0085 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.1997 units per person 0.1594 units per person 0.0403 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Low income?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.1999 units per person against 0.1505 units per person in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
0.0494 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Low income ranks 9th of 206 countries.
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.