Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Asia: School age population, upper secondary education, male

Democratic Republic of Congo
3.89 million number
in 2020
South Asia
72.43 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
South Asia rank
7th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 72.43 million number against 3.89 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 68.54 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 18.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 7th of 205 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 929,994 number 32.87 million number 31.94 million number South Asia
1980s 1.24 million number 40.58 million number 39.33 million number South Asia
1990s 1.71 million number 51.17 million number 49.46 million number South Asia
2000s 2.31 million number 65.04 million number 62.74 million number South Asia
2010s 3.19 million number 70.81 million number 67.62 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Asia?
South Asia, at 72.43 million number against 3.89 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia?
68.54 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, male (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, male (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

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