Democratic Republic of Congo vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in primary education, male

Democratic Republic of Congo
8.74 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific
99.75 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
East Asia & Pacific rank
9th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • East Asia & Pacific
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 99.75 million number against 8.74 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 91.01 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 11.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 202 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 million number 116.38 million number 114.23 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 2.56 million number 119.74 million number 117.18 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 2.62 million number 112.25 million number 109.63 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 4.73 million number 101.55 million number 96.82 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 6.79 million number 96.70 million number 89.91 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 99.75 million number against 8.74 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and East Asia & Pacific?
91.01 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and East Asia & Pacific?
35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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