What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?

0.0107 units per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.1999 units per person

in 2023

Zambia

0.2106 units per person

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

8th

Zambia rank

7th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.2106 units per person against 0.1999 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0107 units per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1502 units per person	0.1739 units per person	0.0237 units per person	Zambia
1980s	0.1451 units per person	0.1892 units per person	0.0441 units per person	Zambia
1990s	0.106 units per person	0.1747 units per person	0.0687 units per person	Zambia
2000s	0.138 units per person	0.2047 units per person	0.0666 units per person	Zambia
2010s	0.1639 units per person	0.2043 units per person	0.0405 units per person	Zambia

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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.2106 units per person against 0.1999 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 0.0107 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Zambia 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: 02 September 2026

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.