Democratic Republic of Congo vs Upper middle income: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
12.11 million number
in 2020
Upper middle income
241.04 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
9th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 241.04 million number against 12.11 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 228.94 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 19.9 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 205 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 2.89 million number 192.49 million number 189.60 million number Upper middle income
1980s 3.86 million number 275.08 million number 271.22 million number Upper middle income
1990s 5.29 million number 269.01 million number 263.72 million number Upper middle income
2000s 7.15 million number 290.43 million number 283.28 million number Upper middle income
2010s 9.92 million number 246.76 million number 236.84 million number Upper middle income

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 Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 241.04 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 Upper middle income?
228.94 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Upper middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.