Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Afghanistan
31.2%
in 1993
Democratic Republic of Congo
34.7%
in 1999
Afghanistan rank
208th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
206th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 34.7% against 31.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 208th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 206th of 209 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 8.3% | 8.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 18.3% | 16.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1950s | 4.1% | 43.8% | 39.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 10.1% | 46.5% | 36.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 19.0% | 66.2% | 47.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 66.9% | 37.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 56.3% | 25.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 34.7% against 31.2% in Afghanistan as of 1999.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 3.5%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1993.
- How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Afghanistan ranks 208th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 206th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.