What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?

1.19 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?

24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Secondary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of Congo

7.93 million

in 2023

Kenya

6.74 million

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Kenya rank

17th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 7.93 million against 6.74 million in Kenya, a difference of 1.19 million.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	477,537	486,996	9,459	Kenya
1980s	927,601	1.09 million	161,828	Kenya
2000s	3.11 million	3.01 million	100,960	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	4.62 million	4.73 million	108,340	Kenya
2020s	7.64 million	6.44 million	1.20 million	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kenya?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 7.93 million against 6.74 million in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?: 1.19 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Kenya 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: 15 October 2026

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