Cape Verde vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Cape Verde

58.2%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo

34.7%

in 1999

Cape Verde rank

203rd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

206th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Cape Verde currently reports 58.2% against 34.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 23.5%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Cape Verde ranks 203rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 206th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.