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

Democratic Republic of Congo

34.7%

in 1999

Sudan

56.2%

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

206th

Sudan rank

204th

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

Sudan currently reports 56.2% against 34.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 21.5%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Sudan ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 206th and Sudan ranks 204th 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.