Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.20 million number
in 2020
Tanzania
2.75 million number
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
19th
Tanzania rank
16th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

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

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.75 million number against 2.20 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 553,390 number.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 205 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 515,515 number 688,515 number 173,000 number Tanzania
1980s 687,846 number 961,683 number 273,837 number Tanzania
1990s 947,246 number 1.33 million number 385,794 number Tanzania
2000s 1.28 million number 1.74 million number 460,680 number Tanzania
2010s 1.79 million number 2.26 million number 464,880 number Tanzania
2020s 2.20 million number 2.75 million number 553,390 number Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.75 million number against 2.20 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
553,390 number, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (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, male (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

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