What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Central African Republic and Congo?

25,590 number, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Congo: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Central African Republic

1.32 million number

in 2019

Congo

1.34 million number

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

88th

Congo rank

87th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Central African Republic
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1.34 million number against 1.32 million number in Central African Republic, a difference of 25,590 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 88th and Congo ranks 87th of 186 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	891,884 number	747,230 number	144,654 number	Central African Republic
2000s	1.01 million number	864,474 number	150,311 number	Central African Republic
2010s	1.24 million number	1.17 million number	67,146 number	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Central African Republic or Congo?: Congo, at 1.34 million number against 1.32 million number in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Central African Republic and Congo?: 25,590 number, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Congo rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Central African Republic ranks 88th and Congo ranks 87th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.