Democratic Republic of Congo vs Philippines: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
15.17 million number
in 2020
Philippines
13.45 million number
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Philippines rank
10th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Philippines
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 15.17 million number against 13.45 million number in Philippines, a difference of 1.72 million number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Philippines ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 3.58 million number 6.68 million number 3.10 million number Philippines
1980s 4.75 million number 8.27 million number 3.52 million number Philippines
1990s 6.56 million number 10.33 million number 3.77 million number Philippines
2000s 8.85 million number 12.23 million number 3.38 million number Philippines
2010s 12.55 million number 12.89 million number 333,640 number Philippines
2020s 15.17 million number 13.45 million number 1.72 million number Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or Philippines?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 15.17 million number against 13.45 million number in Philippines as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines?
1.72 million number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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