Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, primary education, female

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
7.52 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
89.59 million number
in 2019
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 89.59 million number against 7.52 million number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 82.06 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.9 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.79 million number 27.94 million number 26.15 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 2.37 million number 36.74 million number 34.37 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 3.27 million number 48.38 million number 45.12 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 4.40 million number 61.43 million number 57.02 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 6.23 million number 80.37 million number 74.13 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 89.59 million number against 7.52 million number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa?
82.06 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th 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.