Democratic Republic of Congo vs IDA total: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
12.11 million number
in 2020
IDA total
229.14 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
12th
IDA total rank
10th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • IDA total
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197019952020

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 229.14 million number against 12.11 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 217.04 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 18.9 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and IDA total ranks 10th of 205 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 2.89 million number 81.53 million number 78.64 million number IDA total
1980s 3.86 million number 105.15 million number 101.29 million number IDA total
1990s 5.29 million number 137.25 million number 131.96 million number IDA total
2000s 7.15 million number 175.92 million number 168.77 million number IDA total
2010s 9.92 million number 212.79 million number 202.87 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA total?
IDA total, at 229.14 million number against 12.11 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
217.04 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and IDA total ranks 10th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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