Which has higher primary education, pupils, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 49.5% against 49.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2013.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Primary education, pupils (% female)

Democratic Republic of Congo

49.5%

in 2015

Zimbabwe

49.5%

in 2013

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

28th

Zimbabwe rank

26th

Primary education, pupils (% female) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 49.5% against 49.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	39.2%	45.8%	6.7%	Zimbabwe
1980s	41.7%	48.5%	6.8%	Zimbabwe
1990s	42.9%	49.3%	6.4%	Zimbabwe
2000s	43.9%	49.4%	5.5%	Zimbabwe
2010s	46.9%	49.5%	2.6%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 49.5% against 49.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2013.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?: 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils (% female)
Unit: % female
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.