Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Democratic Republic of Congo
4.25 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
2.97 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Nigeria rank
12th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 4.25 million number against 2.97 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 1.28 million number.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 million number 2.88 million number 1.80 million number Nigeria
1980s 1.43 million number 3.95 million number 2.52 million number Nigeria
1990s 1.96 million number 4.56 million number 2.59 million number Nigeria
2000s 2.65 million number 2.01 million number 634,281 number Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 3.72 million number 2.66 million number 1.05 million number Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4.25 million number against 2.97 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
1.28 million number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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