Democratic Republic of Congo vs United Kingdom: Secondary education, general pupils

Democratic Republic of Congo
3.75 million
in 2015
United Kingdom
4.17 million
in 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
25th

Secondary education, general pupils over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.17 million against 3.75 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 426,920.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 204 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 340,861 4.68 million 4.34 million United Kingdom
1980s 507,944 4.09 million 3.58 million United Kingdom
1990s 582,664 3.97 million 3.38 million United Kingdom
2000s 2.19 million 4.52 million 2.33 million United Kingdom
2010s 3.30 million 4.51 million 1.21 million United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Democratic Republic of Congo or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4.17 million against 3.75 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Democratic Republic of Congo and United Kingdom?
426,920, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United Kingdom?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United Kingdom rank globally for secondary education, general pupils?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.