What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?

78,119, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Primary education, teachers

Democratic Republic of Congo

561,172

in 2023

Egypt

483,053

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

8th

Egypt rank

10th

Primary education, teachers over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 561,172 against 483,053 in Egypt, a difference of 78,119.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 10th of 204 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1970s	72,546	99,918	27,372	Egypt
1980s	112,772	190,998	78,226	Egypt
1990s	123,989	297,653	173,664	Egypt
2000s	221,391	366,818	145,427	Egypt
2010s	414,840	457,023	42,184	Egypt
2020s	506,459	517,589	11,130	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 561,172 against 483,053 in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?: 78,119, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 10th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.