Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Egypt: Secondary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of the Congo
7.93 million
in 2023
Egypt
11.56 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
15th
Egypt rank
12th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Egypt
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197119972024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 11.56 million against 7.93 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 3.63 million.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Egypt ranks 12th of 206 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 477,537 2.03 million 1.55 million Egypt
1980s 927,601 3.45 million 2.52 million Egypt
1990s 1.29 million 5.77 million 4.48 million Egypt
2000s 3.40 million 6.67 million 3.27 million Egypt
2010s 3.91 million 7.77 million 3.86 million Egypt
2020s 7.64 million 10.75 million 3.11 million Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Egypt?
Egypt, at 11.56 million against 7.93 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Egypt?
3.63 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Egypt?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Egypt rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Egypt ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.