Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.17 million number
in 2020
Uganda
2.28 million number
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
19th
Uganda rank
17th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Uganda
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.28 million number against 2.17 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 110,220 number.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 17th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 515,771 number 489,197 number 26,574 number Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 685,522 number 665,684 number 19,838 number Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 941,118 number 946,897 number 5,780 number Uganda
2000s 1.27 million number 1.35 million number 81,165 number Uganda
2010s 1.77 million number 1.89 million number 116,100 number Uganda
2020s 2.17 million number 2.28 million number 110,220 number Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?
Uganda, at 2.28 million number against 2.17 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?
110,220 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.