Democratic Republic of Congo vs ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years)

Democratic Republic of Congo
4.07 years
in 2021
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
3.34 years
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
165th
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
166th

School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 4.07 years against 3.34 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), a difference of 0.73 years.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 166th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.43 years 1.65 years 0.2283 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
1980s 2.01 years 1.94 years 0.0693 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 2.06 years 2.42 years 0.3603 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2000s 2.76 years 2.69 years 0.0739 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 3 years 3.06 years 0.0606 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2020s 4.07 years 3.4 years 0.6667 years Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4.07 years against 3.34 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
0.73 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 166th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release