Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.30 million number against 1.27 million number in Afghanistan as of 2015.

What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

24,560 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan

1.27 million number

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.30 million number

in 2015

Afghanistan rank

28th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

27th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.30 million number against 1.27 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 24,560 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 192 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	717,093 number	909,736 number	192,644 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	1.02 million number	1.12 million number	96,116 number	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.30 million number against 1.27 million number in Afghanistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24,560 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 28th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.