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

Democratic Republic of Congo
7.74 million number
in 2020
IDA total
110.15 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
IDA total rank
10th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • IDA total
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019952020

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 110.15 million number against 7.74 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 102.41 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 14.2 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 9th 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 1.86 million number 34.13 million number 32.27 million number IDA total
1980s 2.48 million number 45.67 million number 43.18 million number IDA total
1990s 3.40 million number 62.98 million number 59.58 million number IDA total
2000s 4.60 million number 84.04 million number 79.44 million number IDA total
2010s 6.36 million number 102.17 million number 95.81 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA total?
IDA total, at 110.15 million number against 7.74 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
102.41 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and IDA total ranks 10th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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