Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.04 million
in 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.75 million
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
30th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.75 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 705,940.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 204 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 185,133 340,861 155,728 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 203,982 509,787 305,805 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 320,250 556,463 236,213 Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1.13 million 2.19 million 1.05 million Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 2.39 million 3.25 million 862,658 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.75 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
705,940, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.