Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1999 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1526 units per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.1999 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0473 units per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1502 units per person 0.104 units per person 0.0463 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.1451 units per person 0.1284 units per person 0.0166 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.1092 units per person 0.1243 units per person 0.0152 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.138 units per person 0.1517 units per person 0.0137 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.1671 units per person 0.1588 units per person 0.0084 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.1997 units per person 0.1581 units per person 0.0416 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.1999 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0473 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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.