Democratic Republic of Congo vs UNICEF: World: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Democratic Republic of Congo
5.64 million
in 2025
UNICEF: World
177.62 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
UNICEF: World rank
5th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • UNICEF: World
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How they compare

UNICEF: World currently reports 177.62 million against 5.64 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 171.98 million.

That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 31.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: World has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 222 countries.

UNICEF: World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo UNICEF: World Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 million 164.03 million 162.94 million UNICEF: World
1980s 1.47 million 163.05 million 161.58 million UNICEF: World
1990s 2.09 million 177.87 million 175.77 million UNICEF: World
2000s 2.89 million 167.83 million 164.94 million UNICEF: World
2010s 4.00 million 181.14 million 177.14 million UNICEF: World
2020s 5.15 million 182.77 million 177.62 million UNICEF: World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or UNICEF: World?
UNICEF: World, at 177.62 million against 5.64 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and UNICEF: World?
171.98 million, with UNICEF: World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and UNICEF: World?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and UNICEF: World rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, male (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, pre-primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release