What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Democratic Republic of the Congo and IDA total?

116.58 million number, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and IDA total?

37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs IDA total: Enrolment in primary education, male

Democratic Republic of the Congo

8.74 million number

in 2018

IDA total

125.31 million number

in 2019

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

7th

IDA total rank

9th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 125.31 million number against 8.74 million number in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 116.58 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 14.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th and IDA total ranks 9th of 202 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.11 million number	32.94 million number	30.83 million number	IDA total
1980s	2.56 million number	47.57 million number	45.01 million number	IDA total
1990s	2.62 million number	61.74 million number	59.12 million number	IDA total
2000s	4.73 million number	94.43 million number	89.70 million number	IDA total
2010s	6.79 million number	111.38 million number	104.59 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Democratic Republic of the Congo or IDA total?: IDA total, at 125.31 million number against 8.74 million number in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Democratic Republic of the Congo and IDA total?: 116.58 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and IDA total?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and IDA total rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th and IDA total 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: 07 August 2026

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