Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Population by level of education

Brazil
57.19 million people
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo
63.79 million people
in 2100
Brazil rank
12th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th

Population by level of education over time

  • Brazil
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
020.0M40.0M60.0M195020252100

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 63.79 million people against 57.19 million people in Brazil, a difference of 6.60 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 15 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 222,750 people 13,900 people 208,850 people Brazil
1960s 606,400 people 41,050 people 565,350 people Brazil
1970s 1.57 million people 109,200 people 1.46 million people Brazil
1980s 3.56 million people 251,000 people 3.31 million people Brazil
1990s 6.41 million people 533,750 people 5.88 million people Brazil
2000s 10.10 million people 901,950 people 9.20 million people Brazil
2010s 14.95 million people 1.67 million people 13.28 million people Brazil
2020s 20.48 million people 2.68 million people 17.80 million people Brazil
2030s 26.89 million people 4.65 million people 22.24 million people Brazil
2040s 33.23 million people 8.11 million people 25.13 million people Brazil
2050s 38.98 million people 13.57 million people 25.41 million people Brazil
2060s 44.19 million people 21.18 million people 23.02 million people Brazil
2070s 48.80 million people 30.83 million people 17.96 million people Brazil
2080s 52.48 million people 42.07 million people 10.42 million people Brazil
2090s 55.37 million people 54.33 million people 1.04 million people Brazil
2100s 57.19 million people 63.79 million people 6.60 million people Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Brazil or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 63.79 million people against 57.19 million people in Brazil as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?
6.60 million people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for population by level of education?
Brazil ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.