Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
000.0010.0010.001197119972023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Afghanistan, at 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.