Democratic Republic of Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Democratic Republic of Congo

34.7%

in 1999

Equatorial Guinea

34.4%

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

206th

Equatorial Guinea rank

207th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 34.7% against 34.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 206th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 207th 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.