Democratic Republic of Congo vs High income: Secondary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of Congo
7.93 million
in 2023
High income
106.52 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
15th
High income rank
17th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • High income
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

High income currently reports 106.52 million against 7.93 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 98.59 million.

That makes High income's figure about 13.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and High income ranks 17th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo High income Difference Ahead
1970s 477,537 102.41 million 101.93 million High income
1980s 927,601 109.02 million 108.10 million High income
1990s 1.29 million 109.86 million 108.57 million High income
2000s 3.11 million 104.66 million 101.55 million High income
2010s 4.03 million 102.14 million 98.12 million High income
2020s 7.64 million 105.54 million 97.90 million High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Democratic Republic of Congo or High income?
High income, at 106.52 million against 7.93 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Democratic Republic of Congo and High income?
98.59 million, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and High income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and High income rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and High income ranks 17th 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.