Democratic Republic of Congo vs MDG: Developing Regions: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.81 million
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions
58.19 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
MDG: Developing Regions rank
9th

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • MDG: Developing Regions
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 58.19 million against 1.81 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 56.38 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 32.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th of 222 countries.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo MDG: Developing Regions Difference Ahead
1970s 347,798 46.11 million 45.76 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 464,286 47.55 million 47.08 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 660,543 52.62 million 51.96 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 924,915 52.45 million 51.53 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 1.28 million 56.97 million 55.69 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 1.65 million 59.37 million 57.73 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, Democratic Republic of Congo or MDG: Developing Regions?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 58.19 million against 1.81 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between Democratic Republic of Congo and MDG: Developing Regions?
56.38 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and MDG: Developing Regions?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release