Democratic Republic of Congo vs Russia: Secondary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of Congo
7.93 million
in 2023
Russia
10.80 million
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
15th
Russia rank
13th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Russia
05.0M10.0M15.0M197119972023

How they compare

Russia currently reports 10.80 million against 7.93 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.87 million.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Russia ranks 13th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Russia Difference Ahead
1970s 379,900 16.38 million 16.00 million Russia
1980s 967,848 13.79 million 12.82 million Russia
1990s 1.29 million 14.23 million 12.94 million Russia
2000s 3.11 million 10.17 million 7.05 million Russia
2010s 4.14 million 9.18 million 5.05 million Russia
2020s 7.64 million 10.50 million 2.86 million Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Democratic Republic of Congo or Russia?
Russia, at 10.80 million against 7.93 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia?
2.87 million, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Russia ranks 13th 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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About this data

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.