Democratic Republic of Congo vs Pakistan: School age population, primary education, female

Democratic Republic of Congo
7.52 million number
in 2020
Pakistan
12.09 million number
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Pakistan rank
5th

School age population, primary education, female over time

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

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 12.09 million number against 7.52 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4.57 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.79 million number 4.41 million number 2.62 million number Pakistan
1980s 2.37 million number 5.96 million number 3.59 million number Pakistan
1990s 3.27 million number 8.28 million number 5.02 million number Pakistan
2000s 4.40 million number 10.16 million number 5.75 million number Pakistan
2010s 6.23 million number 11.18 million number 4.95 million number Pakistan
2020s 7.52 million number 12.09 million number 4.57 million number Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 12.09 million number against 7.52 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?
4.57 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, female (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

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