Democratic Republic of Congo vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Democratic Republic of Congo
73.3%
in 2020
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
74.5%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
137th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
137th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 74.5% against 73.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 137th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 137th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.4% | 50.4% | 2.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 59.1% | 1.1% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 64.3% | 9.1% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 71.1% | 5.6% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 76.0% | 19.6% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 85.0% | 11.7% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 74.5% against 73.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 1.2%, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 137th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 137th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release